Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anson Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 138th 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 Anson Place (NE5 4AA) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Place (NE5 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockwell Grove, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anson Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rapperton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirlaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirlaw Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wheatfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anson Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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