Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burnfoot Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnfoot Way (NE3 4TP) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnfoot Way (NE3 4TP), the main crime hotspot is near Wycliffe Avenue. Police recorded 13 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 Burnfoot Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wycliffe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Minorca Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mornington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mornington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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