There were a total of 442 street level crime incidents in Blakelaw in March 2024. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Blakelaw, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 150 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 59 |
| Shoplifting | 49 |
| Other Theft | 41 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 39 |
| Public Order | 30 |
| Vehicle Crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Other Crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Possession Of Weapons | 3 |
| Theft From The Person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| All Crime | 442 |
Map of street level crime incidents in March 2024
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Blakelaw. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Blakelaw
We've taken the ten nearest places to Blakelaw and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Blakelaw has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Spital Tongues (1.39 miles) | 678 |
| Fenham (0.88 miles) | 495 |
| Blakelaw | 442 |
| Benwell (1.24 miles) | 423 |
| Kenton Bar (0.62 miles) | 352 |
| Kenton (0.88 miles) | 285 |
| Newbiggin Hall Estate (0.88 miles) | 285 |
| Fawdon (1.39 miles) | 259 |
| Gosforth (1.75 miles) | 227 |
| Kenton Bankfoot (1.39 miles) | 211 |
of West Fenham residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2021 Census
Where are the most violent places near Blakelaw?
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Blakelaw and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Spital Tongues | 241 |
| Fenham | 191 |
| Blakelaw | 150 |
| Benwell | 145 |
| Kenton Bar | 122 |
| Newbiggin Hall Estate | 107 |
| Kenton | 89 |
| Fawdon | 77 |
| Gosforth | 75 |
| Kenton Bankfoot | 66 |
How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Blakelaw?
Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Blakelaw to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.
How does crime in Blakelaw compare to surrounding wards?
We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Blakelaw and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward. Blakelaw is ranked #3.| # | Ward | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blakelaw | 85 |
| 2 | Benwell & Scotswood | 81 |
| 3 | West Fenham | 78 |
| 4 | Wingrove | 71 |
| 5 | Denton & Westerhope | 68 |
| 6 | Lemington | 67 |
| 7 | Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall | 66 |
| 8 | Kenton | 62 |
| 9 | Fawdon & West Gosforth | 59 |
| 10 | Blaydon | 58 |
| 11 | Whickham North | 35 |
Which road in Blakelaw has the highest level of crime?
We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Blakelaw with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around Lanercost Drive.
Information provided by data.police.uk
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