Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

West Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 95th highest crime rate of 894 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 West Road (NE4 9QA) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (NE4 9QA), 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 West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladykirk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Benwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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