Total Crime Rate
108.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denton Gate area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 302nd 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 Denton Gate (NE5 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denton Gate (NE5 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidlandlee Green (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lynden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Matlock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matlock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kielder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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