Total Crime Rate
98.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stamfordham Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 408th highest crime rate of 903 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 Stamfordham Road (NE5 2LA) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stamfordham Road (NE5 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromdale Place (18 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 | Garthfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dewley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterbeach Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterbeach Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Williston Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromdale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Furness Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomaston Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brookville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greenvale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Birchvale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Drumsheugh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Curzon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkland Chase | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melvin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melvin Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melvin Place | Under investigation |
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