Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ponteland Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 436th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ponteland Road (NE5 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponteland Road (NE5 3EQ), 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 Ponteland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk 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 Birling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasswell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brieryside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brieryside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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