Total Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookville Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 279th highest crime rate of 894 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 Brookville Crescent (NE5 2GH) in the last 12 months was 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% higher than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookville Crescent (NE5 2GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromdale Place (33 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 | Burglary | Amersham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reay Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Reay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melvin Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brookville Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elmont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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