Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Finchale Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 338th 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 Finchale Gardens (NE15 9HS) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finchale Gardens (NE15 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 21 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.

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Crime Over Time in Finchale Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lanercost Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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