Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shipley 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 Shipley Avenue (NE4 9QY) 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 Shipley Avenue (NE4 9QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Avenue, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipley Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shipley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canning Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Canning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladykirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baxter Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palm Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladykirk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hoyle Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hampstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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