Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.2 9/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitbeck Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 189th highest crime rate of 894 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 Whitbeck Road (NE5 2XA) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitbeck Road (NE5 2XA), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Caldew Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsenside Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corsenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayshield Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tirril Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tirril Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tirril Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coltpark Under investigation
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Data Sources

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