Total Crime Rate

219.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 219.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow Rise area has the 17th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 147th 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 Meadow Rise (NE5 4TR) in the last 12 months was 219.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 146.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Rise (NE5 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Shearwater Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Wensley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broxburn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxburn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Felthorpe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shearwater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dereham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shearwater Close —
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Data Sources

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