Total Crime Rate

242.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Fold area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 100th 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 The Fold (NE6 4XL) in the last 12 months was 242.8 per 1,000 residents and was 238.5% higher than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fold (NE6 4XL), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtree Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tumulus Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tumulus Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Philiphaugh Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary George Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Firtree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stotts Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street West —
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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