Total Crime Rate
220.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stotts Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Walkergate , and the 145th highest crime rate of 903 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 Stotts Road (NE6 4UE) in the last 12 months was 220.5 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stotts Road (NE6 4UE), 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.
View Crime In Walkergate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belsize Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Yewtree Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rotherdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stotts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belsize Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Belsize Place | Under investigation |
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.