Crime Rates at Baxter Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9QD

Baxter Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 421st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Avenue (NE4 9QD) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 650.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Avenue (NE4 9QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Avenue, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springhill Gardens (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.