Total Crime Rate

265.4 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 265.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Moor View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 116th 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 Moor View (NE3 3EH) in the last 12 months was 265.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor View (NE3 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wansfell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elvaston Crescent —
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Data Sources

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