Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

Moorvale Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 210th highest crime rate of 903 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 Moorvale Lane (NE5 3HP) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorvale Lane (NE5 3HP), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorvale Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Whitethorn Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fouracres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fouracres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenhill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brigham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brigham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdale Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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