Total Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lowbiggin area has the 26th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 191st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowbiggin (NE5 4QB) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowbiggin (NE5 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Lowbiggin. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowbiggin —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowbiggin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowbiggin Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lowbiggin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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