Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pinewood Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pinewood Close (NE3 2YB) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pinewood Close (NE3 2YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elstree Court, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pinewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkham Avenue —
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Data Sources

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