Total Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.3 1/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Simonburn Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Simonburn Avenue (NE4 9UA) in the last 12 months was 15.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Simonburn Avenue (NE4 9UA), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simonburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ridgeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friarside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auburn Gardens 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 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redewater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodburn Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Fenham Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenham Hall Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Middlewood Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lindale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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