Total Crime Rate
296.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 93rd 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 Middleton Avenue (NE4 9NB) in the last 12 months was 296.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Avenue (NE4 9NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Avenue, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipley Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Fenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellesmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brand Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shipley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shipley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladykirk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladykirk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampstead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
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