Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwood Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Walkergate , and the 362nd 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 Ashwood Crescent (NE6 4PL) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Crescent (NE6 4PL), the main crime hotspot is near Stockwell Green. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Belsize Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walker Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Belsize Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belsize Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belsize Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Belsize Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belsize Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holme Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosewood Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courtfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appletree Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belsize Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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