Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Magnolia Drive area has the 51st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 350th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Magnolia Drive (NE5 3QF) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magnolia Drive (NE5 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Firfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambo Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Foxglove Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dowding Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prunus Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychcroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wychcroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wychcroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wychcroft Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxglove Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foxglove Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Firfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ponteland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rennington Place | Under investigation |
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