Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterford Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 267th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterford Park (NE13 7BD) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 184.9% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterford Park (NE13 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallington Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterford Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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