Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Olive Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Olive Place (NE4 9YB) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olive Place (NE4 9YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Genister Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Olive Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Genister Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Two Ball Lonnen —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Two Ball Lonnen —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olive Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Genister Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genister Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bracken Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Genister Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Genister Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Genister Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Genister Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Genister Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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