Crime Rate in Walker, ward

Walker has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 822nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 86th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walker in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walker’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 661 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 32.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 828 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walker ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Dovercourt Road. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.