Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwood Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwood Gardens (NE3 3BU) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Gardens (NE3 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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