Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilac Crescent area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 316th highest crime rate of 903 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 Lilac Crescent (NE5 3QU) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Crescent (NE5 3QU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lilac Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamfordham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crossbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wychcroft Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Yewvale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Embleton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brookside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookside Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cyncopa Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamfordham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stamfordham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Stamfordham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stamfordham Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holden Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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