Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lilac Crescent area has the 40th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 290th 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 Lilac Crescent (NE5 3QU) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 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 theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Crescent (NE5 3QU), the main crime hotspot is near Wilbury Place. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 9 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hauxley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
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Data Sources

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