Crime Rate in Walkergate, ward

Walkergate has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 2713th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 141st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Walkergate in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Walkergate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 418 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 529 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Walkergate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.