Crime Rate in West Fenham, ward

West Fenham has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1191st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 115th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Fenham in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Fenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 524 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Fenham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 156 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Walton Road (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.