Total Crime Rate
49.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyedale Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Walkergate , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyedale Way (NE6 4UW) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyedale Way (NE6 4UW), the main crime hotspot is near Tumulus Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 13 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tumulus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tumulus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amberdale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stotts Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rotherdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tumulus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tumulus Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waverdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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