Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hedgehope Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedgehope Road (NE5 4EE) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgehope Road (NE5 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedgehope Road, where police recorded 49 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgehope Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedgehope Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedgehope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgehope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgehope Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kyloe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kyloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Langleeford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alwinton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyloe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kyloe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kyloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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