Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Speckledwood Way area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 215th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Speckledwood Way (NE13 9EB) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speckledwood Way (NE13 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Comma Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Speckledwood Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Chase Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ringlet Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ringlet Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ringlet Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Murton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comma Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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