Total Crime Rate

135.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Juniper Drive area has the 29th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 227th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Juniper Drive (NE4 9BF) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Juniper Drive (NE4 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linum Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhead Mews (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Juniper Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Juniper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Linum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lindale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Public order Westerhope Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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