Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hazeldene Avenue area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 400th highest 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 Hazeldene Avenue (NE3 3XX) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hazeldene Avenue (NE3 3XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 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.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallowburn Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallowburn Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mallowburn Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Apperley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Apperley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Apperley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Apperley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byrness Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byrness Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byrness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hazeldene Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hazeldene Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Austell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Austell Close | Local resolution |
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