Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Severus Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 261st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Severus Road (NE4 9NP) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% higher than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severus Road (NE4 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severus Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palm Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
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Data Sources

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