Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hartburn Walk area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 407th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartburn Walk (NE3 3YX) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartburn Walk (NE3 3YX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mallowburn Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beadnell Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartburn Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallowburn Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byrness Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byrness Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mallowburn Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Hazeldene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazeldene Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartburn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourstones Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Studdon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Studdon Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirston Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mallowburn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byrness Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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