Total Crime Rate

7.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Uplands area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 17th 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 The Uplands (NE3 4LH) in the last 12 months was 7.8 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (NE3 4LH), the main crime hotspot is near Crantock Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Uplands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shilmore Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millgrove View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shilmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Fellside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shilmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millgrove View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shilmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crantock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Millfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Riding Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferrydene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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