Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 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 159.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • 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
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

Lowbiggin area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 185th 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 Lowbiggin (NE5 4QA) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowbiggin (NE5 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Lowbiggin. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowbiggin area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowbiggin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowbiggin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowbiggin —
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Data Sources

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