Total Crime Rate
210.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silloth Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 160th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silloth Avenue (NE5 2TB) in the last 12 months was 210.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 152.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silloth Avenue (NE5 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In West Fenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wasdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slatyford Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haydon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haydon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tirril Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shap Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redewood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keswick Grove | — |
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