Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ponteland Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 446th 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 Ponteland Road (NE5 3BS) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponteland Road (NE5 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Brieryside. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ponteland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Embleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brieryside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Middle Garth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brieryside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brieryside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brieryside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brieryside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cyncopa Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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