Total Crime Rate

296.4 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 296.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
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

Middleton 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.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladykirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladykirk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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