Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walnut Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 391st 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 Walnut Place (NE3 4QS) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Place (NE3 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Arlington Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millgrove View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndley Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Braebridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Walnut Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millgrove View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Walnut Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheldon Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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