Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kimmerstone Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 93rd 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 Kimmerstone Road (NE13 9AS) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimmerstone Road (NE13 9AS), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warenton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Murton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Uldale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Uldale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elford Avenue | — |
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