Crime Rates at Minerva Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1YN

Minerva Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 153rd 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 Minerva Close (NE5 1YN) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Close (NE5 1YN), the main crime hotspot is near B6324. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.