Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Craigmillar Avenue area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 375th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craigmillar Avenue (NE5 3SL) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craigmillar Avenue (NE5 3SL), the main crime hotspot is near Avonlea Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craigmillar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Austell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broxburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craigmillar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cragston Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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