Total Crime Rate
118.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Magnolia Drive area has the 47th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Magnolia Drive (NE5 3QG) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Magnolia Drive (NE5 3QG), the main crime hotspot is near Foxglove Walk. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 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 | Vehicle crime | Elder Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ponteland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prunus Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Foxglove Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbury Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilbury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowan Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowan Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxglove Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cragston Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cragston Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cragston Close | β |
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