Crime Rates at Antrim Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3UG

Antrim Close 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 Antrim Close (NE5 3UG) 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 Antrim Close (NE5 3UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.