Crime Rates at Wayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6DE

Wayside area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 58th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wayside (NE15 6DE) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 217.0% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 178.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside (NE15 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Haig Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.