Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Drugs 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walter Terrace area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 376th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walter Terrace (NE4 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Terrace (NE4 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walter Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Mills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Philip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Philip Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Philip Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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