Total Crime Rate
260.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Doxford Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 119th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Doxford Gardens (NE5 3LU) in the last 12 months was 260.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Doxford Gardens (NE5 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Cottage Lane. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bavington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stamfordham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Yewvale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Embleton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brookside Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookside Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crossbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stamfordham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cyncopa Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westerhope Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stamfordham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hadstone Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamfordham Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westerhope Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prunus Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Stamfordham Mews | Under investigation |
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