Crime Rates at Birkshaw Walk, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2HW

Birkshaw Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 180th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birkshaw Walk (NE5 2HW) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 292.4% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 129.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkshaw Walk (NE5 2HW), the main crime hotspot is near Beltingham. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.