Crime Rates at Castle Way, Dinnington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 7LS

Castle Way area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Way (NE13 7LS) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Way (NE13 7LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havannah Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castleway (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.