Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 244.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Southwood Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 903 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 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 163.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Gardens (NE3 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 29 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fellside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braebridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrydene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shilmore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shilmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shilmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crantock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shilmore Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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