Crime Rates at Ponteland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3TY

Ponteland Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 427th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Ponteland Road (NE3 3TY) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponteland Road (NE3 3TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Apperley Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mallowburn Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.