Crime Rates at Friarside Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9UP

Friarside Road 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 Friarside Road (NE4 9UP) 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 Friarside Road (NE4 9UP), 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.