Total Crime Rate
201.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fenham Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 138th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fenham Road (NE4 5PB) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.9% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fenham Road (NE4 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studley Terrace, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossley Terrace (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Chelsea Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Callerton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Callerton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsea Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellesley Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellesley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wellesley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bishop'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishop'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tamworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tamworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stanton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Studley Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Studley Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Studley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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