Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bingfield Gardens area has the 45th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 312th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bingfield Gardens (NE5 2RX) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bingfield Gardens (NE5 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acomb Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bingfield Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bingfield Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bavington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nafferton Place
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rudchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bavington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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