Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Winshields Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 414th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winshields Way (NE15 9QN) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winshields Way (NE15 9QN), 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 Winshields Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydney Court 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Winshields Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkwell Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkwell Rise —
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Data Sources

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