Total Crime Rate
217.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Almond Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 125th 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 Almond Place (NE4 9QQ) in the last 12 months was 217.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.8% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Almond Place (NE4 9QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magnolia Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bracken Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Magnolia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lotus Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lotus Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Palm Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonnen Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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