Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borrowdale Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Walkergate , and the 440th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Borrowdale Avenue (NE6 4HL) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% higher than the Walkergate average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borrowdale Avenue (NE6 4HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keebledale Avenue, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ennerdale Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Walkergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Langley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrowdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keebledale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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