Total Crime Rate

156.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

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 156.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Woodleigh View 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 Woodleigh View (NE3 4UD) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Woodleigh View (NE3 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brigham Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Woodleigh View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moorview Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasswell Drive β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brigham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bygate Close β€”
Apr 2026Public order Bygate Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bygate Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bygate Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.