Total Crime Rate

302.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

156.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 302.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 156.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Runnymede Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 68th highest crime rate of 894 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 Runnymede Way (NE3 3QU) in the last 12 months was 302.9 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 156.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Runnymede Way (NE3 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Balmain Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Runnymede Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Laith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madron Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laith Road —
Apr 2026Public order Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnforth Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Columbia Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sherringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosslyn Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Runnymede Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Balmain Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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