Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ferguson Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 261st 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 Ferguson Crescent (NE13 7NL) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 191.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferguson Crescent (NE13 7NL), 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 Ferguson Crescent area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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