Crime Rates at The Crest, Dinnington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 7LU

The Crest area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 111th 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 The Crest (NE13 7LU) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crest (NE13 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Castleway. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.