Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Whitethorn Crescent area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 181st 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 Whitethorn Crescent (NE5 3BN) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitethorn Crescent (NE5 3BN), the main crime hotspot is near Brieryside. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitethorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Moor Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Juniper Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moor Head Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehorn Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brieryside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorhead Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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