Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 39.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Greenvale Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenvale Avenue (NE5 2GB) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenvale Avenue (NE5 2GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsmere Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromdale Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenvale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dewley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birchvale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Finsmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finsmere Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curzon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Thomaston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stapleford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterbeach Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Drumsheugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbeach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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