Crime Rates at Yetholm Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 4ED

Yetholm Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 903 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 Yetholm Place (NE5 4ED) in the last 12 months was 437.9 per 1,000 residents and was 210.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 227.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 241.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yetholm Place (NE5 4ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yetholm Place, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidlandlee Green (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.