Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 98.0 8/10
  • Other theft 32.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wych Elm Crescent area has the 16th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 337th highest crime rate of 894 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 Wych Elm Crescent (NE7 7PY) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wych Elm Crescent (NE7 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wych Elm Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cornel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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