Total Crime Rate
30.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mountfield Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 183rd lowest crime rate of 894 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 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mountfield Gardens (NE3 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Delamere Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulbrook Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Carrfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Delamere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carrfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carrfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Delamere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Delamere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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