Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thrunton Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 336th 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 Thrunton Walk (NE13 9BB) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.4% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 284.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thrunton Walk (NE13 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Brunton Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinhoe Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Great Parkway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holburn Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brunton Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Parkway | — |
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