Total Crime Rate
104.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ambergate Way area has the 46th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 318th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ambergate Way (NE3 3GN) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ambergate Way (NE3 3GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elvaston Crescent (12 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 theft | Dowding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ponteland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neston Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Apperley Avenue | Under investigation |
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