Total Crime Rate

169.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 169.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 20th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 168th highest crime rate of 894 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 This (NE5 3XG) in the last 12 months was 169.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE5 3XG, the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Just Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Keverne Square (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE5 3XG area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oulton Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Austell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ives Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawlston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cragston Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Broxburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oulton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rawlston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craigmillar Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dereham Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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