Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Redewood Close 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 Redewood Close (NE5 2NY) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Redewood Close (NE5 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Cromdale Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redewood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wansford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shap Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchvale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place β€”
Apr 2026Public order Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Slatyford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmont Close β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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