Crime Rates at Dewley Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2NT

Dewley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 254th highest crime rate of 894 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 Dewley Road (NE5 2NT) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewley Road (NE5 2NT), 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.