Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Millfield Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 245th highest crime rate of 903 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 11.0% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% 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 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brigham Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Millfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brigham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kenton Lane 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brigham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dene Bank View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigham Close —
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Data Sources

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