Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dowding Lane area has the 39th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 300th highest crime rate of 903 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 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dowding Lane (NE3 3GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elvaston Crescent (14 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elvaston Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Middle Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ponteland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elder Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ambergate Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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