Total Crime Rate
422.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ivy Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 48th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ivy Close (NE4 7DR) in the last 12 months was 422.9 per 1,000 residents and was 153.0% higher than the Elswick average (167.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 207.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ivy Close (NE4 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Waverley Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Elswick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Essex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waverley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Essex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlotte Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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