Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shipton Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 410th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shipton Lane (NE3 3GR) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipton Lane (NE3 3GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wansfell Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shipton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ponteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dowding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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