Total Crime Rate
138.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kelvedon Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 221st 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 Kelvedon Avenue (NE3 3GT) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kelvedon Avenue (NE3 3GT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (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 | Anti-social behaviour | Scafell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neston Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Scafell Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ponteland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bedale Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dowding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashover Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grasswell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grasswell Drive | — |
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