Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.8 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Shirlaw Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 239th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shirlaw Close (NE5 4DG) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shirlaw Close (NE5 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Newbiggin Lane. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shirlaw Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbiggin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbiggin Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbiggin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shirlaw Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trevelyan Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Green —
Apr 2026Robbery Buxton Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Matlock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Shirlaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbiggin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbiggin Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denton Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anson Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Anson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Anson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pilton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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