Crime Rates at Lindfield Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3PL

Lindfield Avenue area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 383rd 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 Lindfield Avenue (NE5 3PL) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindfield Avenue (NE5 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moulton Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.