Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cyncopa Way area has the 40th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 290th 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 Cyncopa Way (NE5 3EA) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyncopa Way (NE5 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cyncopa Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hauxley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heathfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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