Crime Rates at Southmead Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3PA

Southmead Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 278th 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 Southmead Avenue (NE5 3PA) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmead Avenue (NE5 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ainslie Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.