Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greywood Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greywood Avenue (NE4 9PA) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greywood Avenue (NE4 9PA), the main crime hotspot is near Shipley Avenue. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greywood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ord Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ord Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ord Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ord Court β€”
Sep 2025Burglary B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1305 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolbec Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baxter Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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