Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Marsham Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 394th lowest 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 Marsham Road (NE5 5PY) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsham Road (NE5 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Whorlton Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Marsham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dewley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dewley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glendale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gleneagle Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dewley Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baybridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Grange —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Grange —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Grange —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.