Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Furness Grove area has the 51st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 358th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furness Grove (NE5 4ER) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furness Grove (NE5 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Wellfield Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Furness Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haggerston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garthfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Drumsheugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lazonby Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkland Chase —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Langleeford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Furness Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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