Crime Rates at Ashover Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3GH

Ashover Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 200th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashover Road (NE3 3GH) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 466.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashover Road (NE3 3GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apperley Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.