Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.9 9/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Robbery 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stamfordham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 110th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stamfordham Road (NE5 2LD) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamfordham Road (NE5 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stamfordham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denton Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glantlees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Matlock Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berkshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glantlees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamfordham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kielder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denton Gate —
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Data Sources

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