Total Crime Rate

84.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 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 84.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gorse Hill Way area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 399th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Hill Way (NE5 3UD) in the last 12 months was 84.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorse Hill Way (NE5 3UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gorse Hill Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Apperley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dowding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ponteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Public order St Austell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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