Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 201.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fenham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fenham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Studley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Terrace
Apr 2026Theft from the person Studley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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