Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Montagu Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montagu Avenue (NE3 4JN) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montagu Avenue (NE3 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyndley Place, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndward Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Montagu Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Briardene Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndley Place —
Sep 2025Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carlton Grange Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montagu Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Briardene Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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