Total Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Hersham Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Hersham Close (NE3 2TW) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hersham Close (NE3 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hersham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Parkway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hersham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Englefield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtney Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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