Total Crime Rate

528.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 528.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 196.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Burglary 41.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mardale Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 31st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mardale Road (NE5 2SD) in the last 12 months was 528.5 per 1,000 residents and was 429.9% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mardale Road (NE5 2SD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mardale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesleyside Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fulwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fulwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barclay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsmere Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Slatyford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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