Crime Rates at Waverdale Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4LA

Waverdale Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 128th highest crime rate of 894 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 Waverdale Avenue (NE6 4LA) in the last 12 months was 212.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.7% higher than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverdale Avenue (NE6 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waverdale Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cloverdale Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.