Total Crime Rate

8.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

West Road area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Road (NE5 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (NE5 2JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baroness Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

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