Total Crime Rate

372.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 372.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 267.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newminster Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 58th 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 Newminster Road (NE4 9LL) in the last 12 months was 372.6 per 1,000 residents and was 215.4% higher than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newminster Road (NE4 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Adair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillmouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillmouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stocksfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fox And Hounds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fox And Hounds Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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