Total Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dewley Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 281st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dewley Place (NE5 5QZ) in the last 12 months was 133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewley Place (NE5 5QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gleneagle Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Counden Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dewley Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Downend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6324 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6324 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whorlton Place
Sep 2025Other crime Dewley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewley Place

Data Sources

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