Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ellesmere Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 432nd lowest 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 Ellesmere Avenue (NE5 2LN) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Avenue (NE5 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 75 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 Ellesmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briarside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambergate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garthfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herrick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Herrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellesmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glantlees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
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Data Sources

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