Total Crime Rate
61.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hexham Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 386th 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 Hexham Road (NE15 9BT) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hexham Road (NE15 9BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newburn Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Finchale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Eversleigh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambleside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Appian Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambleside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newburn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lanercost Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchale Gardens | Under investigation |
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