Total Crime Rate
125.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redewood 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wansford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Elmont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmont Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmont Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shap Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchvale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromdale Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromdale Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromdale Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromdale Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Slatyford Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cotehill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Slatyford Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmont Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bowness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bowness Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silloth Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silloth Avenue | Under investigation |
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