Total Crime Rate

421.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.8 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 421.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitbeck Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 41st 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 Whitbeck Court (NE5 2XF) in the last 12 months was 421.9 per 1,000 residents and was 323.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 218.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitbeck Court (NE5 2XF), 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 Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Caldew Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tirril Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tirril Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tirril Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shap Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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