Total Crime Rate
193.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jesmond Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 98 local areas in Hawcoat and Newbarns , and the 45th highest crime rate of 774 local areas in Westmorland and Furness .
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 Jesmond Avenue (LA13 9AP) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 304.8% higher than the Hawcoat and Newbarns average (47.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 113.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jesmond Avenue (LA13 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbourne Crescent (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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