Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knightside Walk area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 112th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knightside Walk (NE5 1TP) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knightside Walk (NE5 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gracefield Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cygnet Close (3 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 | Theft from the person | Gracefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eshmere Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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