Total Crime Rate

174.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 174.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Middlewood Park area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 159th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlewood Park (NE4 9XF) in the last 12 months was 174.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% higher than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlewood Park (NE4 9XF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linum Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadrian Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middlewood Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linum Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linum Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Linum Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greywood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lotus Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palm Avenue —
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Data Sources

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