Total Crime Rate

273.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 273.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.5 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Balmain Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 109th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmain Road (NE3 3QR) in the last 12 months was 273.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 149.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmain Road (NE3 3QR), the main crime hotspot is near Balmain Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmain Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Balmain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Balmain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carnforth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laith Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Runnymede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Runnymede Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirston Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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