Crime Rates at Catcheside Close, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5RX

Catcheside Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catcheside Close (NE16 5RX) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catcheside Close (NE16 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfield Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albury Place (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.