Total Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Montpellier Place area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 365th 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 Montpellier Place (NE3 4TU) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montpellier Place (NE3 4TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birnham Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wycliffe Avenue (13 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Minorca Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falkland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falkland Avenue | Under investigation |
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