Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 142.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Whickham View area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 212th 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 Whickham View (NE15 6TD) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whickham View (NE15 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Greenside Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whickham View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadmead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higgins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadmead Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muscott Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muscott Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Muscott Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stephenson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higgins Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whickham View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whickham View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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