Crime Rates at Featherwood Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6AZ

Featherwood Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 432nd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Featherwood Avenue (NE15 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 221.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Featherwood Avenue (NE15 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Pike, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deveval Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.