Crime Rates at Leasyde Walk, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5UL

Leasyde Walk area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 22nd lowest 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 Leasyde Walk (NE16 5UL) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leasyde Walk (NE16 5UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Foxhills, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briarsyde Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.