Total Crime Rate

92.0 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 92.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ullswater Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ullswater Way (NE5 2SL) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ullswater Way (NE5 2SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shap Lane (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ullswater Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birchvale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allonby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shap Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stapleford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dewley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Wasdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allonby Way —

Data Sources

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