Crime Rates at St Marys Green, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 4DN

St Marys Green area has the 14th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 209th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

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 St Marys Green (NE16 4DN) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Green (NE16 4DN), 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.