Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moorside North area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moorside North (NE4 9DY) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorside North (NE4 9DY), the main crime hotspot is near Moorhead Mews. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorside North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorhead Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friarside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorhead Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auburn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moorhead Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Auburn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auburn Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ravenside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodburn Avenue —
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Data Sources

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