Total Crime Rate

87.8 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 87.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whittington Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 903 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 Whittington Grove (NE5 2QP) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whittington Grove (NE5 2QP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whittington Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkheaton Place —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dissington Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aster Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robsheugh Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robsheugh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stocksfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanercost Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanercost Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Two Ball Lonnen —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deanham Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Two Ball Lonnen —
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkheaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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