Total Crime Rate

43.5 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 43.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mountfield Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountfield Gardens (NE3 3DB) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountfield Gardens (NE3 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edgefield Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Carrfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rokeby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrydene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crantock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shilmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shilmore Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shilmore 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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