Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Baxter Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 358th highest crime rate of 894 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 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Avenue (NE4 9QD), 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 Baxter Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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