Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 217.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.3 7/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moulton Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 150th 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 Moulton Place (NE5 3RL) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -71.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moulton Place (NE5 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Moulton Place. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moulton Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Moulton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moulton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moulton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moulton Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moulton Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colwyne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwyne Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avonlea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avonlea Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avonlea Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avonlea Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avonlea Way β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moulton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Moulton Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulwell Green β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Foxglove Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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