Total Crime Rate

288.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 288.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Amersham Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 100th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amersham Place (NE5 3TE) in the last 12 months was 288.4 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amersham Place (NE5 3TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsmere Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellfield Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amersham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curzon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Finsmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchvale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterbeach Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbeach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finsmere Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwyne Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Drumsheugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colwyne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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