Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferguson Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 346th highest crime rate of 903 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 Ferguson Crescent (NE13 7NL) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 138.6% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferguson Crescent (NE13 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Ferguson Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferguson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Matfen Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Norham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Melness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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