Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dowding Lane 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 Dowding Lane (NE3 3GP) 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 Dowding Lane (NE3 3GP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dowding Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ponteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Dowding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
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Data Sources

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