Total Crime Rate
46.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whittington Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 296th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whittington Grove (NE5 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whittington Grove (NE5 2QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Genister Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dahlia Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dahlia Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ovington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Two Ball Lonnen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Genister Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Genister Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aster Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rudchester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nafferton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonnen Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bavington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acomb Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acomb Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acomb Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bavington Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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