Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Weldon Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 413th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weldon Crescent (NE7 7JB) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 420.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weldon Crescent (NE7 7JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weldon Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beanley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragside —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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