Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Radcliffe Place area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 357th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Radcliffe Place (NE5 3LN) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radcliffe Place (NE5 3LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arden Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Radcliffe Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent 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 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hauxley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmesdale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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