Total Crime Rate

130.7 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 130.7 8/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wych Elm Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 289th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wych Elm Crescent (NE7 7PY) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm Crescent (NE7 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cornel Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornel Mews (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wych Elm Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wych Elm Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornel Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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