Total Crime Rate
161.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Keverne Square area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 235th 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 St Keverne Square (NE5 3YL) in the last 12 months was 161.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Keverne Square (NE5 3YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apperley Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Apperley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byrness Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Apperley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Apperley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Apperley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byrness Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colebridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Ives Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawlston Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Creland Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Austell Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambergate Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Austell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashover Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Just Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byrness Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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