Total Crime Rate
156.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Millfield Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Millfield Avenue (NE3 4TB) in the last 12 months was 156.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Millfield Avenue (NE3 4TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brigham Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigham Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bygate Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brigham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodleigh View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodleigh View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodleigh View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodleigh View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bygate Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bygate Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bygate Close | Under investigation |
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