Total Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 138.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Whitgrave Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 221st 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 Whitgrave Road (NE5 3XJ) in the last 12 months was 138.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitgrave Road (NE5 3XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elvaston Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitgrave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasswell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dowding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heathfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ponteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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