Total Crime Rate
206.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queensway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 169th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (NE4 9TA) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (NE4 9TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhead Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fenham Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fenham Chase | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fenham Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howat Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Howat Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorhead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorhead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howat Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elder Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heather Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lindale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rose Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linum Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linum Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linum Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linum Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fenham Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moorhead Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linum Place | Under investigation |
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