Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Windt Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 419th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windt Street (NE13 7BU) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windt Street (NE13 7BU), the main crime hotspot is near Ferguson Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heddon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ferguson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandford Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windt Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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