Total Crime Rate

436.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 436.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 176.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Other theft 44.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vallum Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 44th highest crime rate of 903 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 Vallum Way (NE4 5RX) in the last 12 months was 436.0 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vallum Way (NE4 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Bank Court (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vallum Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Cottenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottenham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cottenham Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Anglesey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drybeck Court β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Tindal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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