Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stamfordham Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stamfordham Road (NE5 5HE) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stamfordham Road (NE5 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Matlock Gardens, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Redburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Matlock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bardon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trevelyan Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Buxton Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Matlock Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wimbourne Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frankham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rapperton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rapperton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redburn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brockwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Anson Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anson Place | — |
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