Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elford Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elford Avenue (NE13 9AP) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elford Avenue (NE13 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Murton Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abberwick Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebrough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Murton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Uldale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uldale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elford Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Warenton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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