Total Crime Rate

239.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 239.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whitbeck Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 134th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitbeck Road (NE5 2XA) in the last 12 months was 239.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 143.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitbeck Road (NE5 2XA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Whitbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haydon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tebay Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dayshield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ewesley Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Tirril Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corsenside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltpark Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dayshield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dayshield —
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Data Sources

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