Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Robbery 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Woodside Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 270th 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 Woodside Avenue (NE15 9BE) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodside Avenue (NE15 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newburn Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eversleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Law Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fosse Law Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Browell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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