Total Crime Rate

270.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 270.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • 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

The Willows area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 83rd 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 The Willows (NE15 9PP) in the last 12 months was 270.8 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 140.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (NE15 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near The By-Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkwell Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkwell Rise —
Apr 2026Public order Appian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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