Crime Rates at Abbots Way, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4DB

Abbots Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 337th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Abbots Way (NE16 4DB) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Way (NE16 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.