Northumbria Police

Crime in Fenham and Scotswood

Street-level crime statistics for Fenham and Scotswood based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 3,370 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

3,370 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓10.1% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

28.8% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 3,370 total crimes recorded in Fenham and Scotswood

Violent Crime

1,053

↓5%

Anti-Social Behaviour

587

↓5%

Public Order

328

Criminal Damage & Arson

302

↓18%

Shoplifting

269

↓12%

Vehicle Crime

253

↓24%

Other Theft

181

↓26%

Burglary

115

↓33%

Other Crime

↑11%

Drugs

↓26%

Robbery

↑22%

Possession of Weapons

Bicycle Theft

↑12%

Theft from Person

↑31%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Fenham and Scotswood

330

02/23

366

03/23

349

04/23

363

05/23

365

06/23

308

07/23

347

08/23

345

09/23

357

10/23

339

11/23

262

12/23

296

01/24

265

02/24

353

03/24

309

04/24

297

05/24

342

06/24

354

07/24

355

08/24

287

09/24

320

10/24

312

11/24

266

12/24

287

01/25

267

02/25

305

03/25

322

04/25

294

05/25

340

06/25

304

07/25

292

08/25

289

09/25

355

10/25

272

11/25

250

12/25

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Fenham and Scotswood (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Fenham and Scotswood

January 2026 80 crimes December 2025 250 crimes November 2025 272 crimes October 2025 355 crimes September 2025 289 crimes August 2025 292 crimes July 2025 304 crimes June 2025 340 crimes May 2025 294 crimes April 2025 322 crimes March 2025 305 crimes February 2025 267 crimes January 2025 287 crimes December 2024 266 crimes November 2024 312 crimes October 2024 320 crimes September 2024 287 crimes August 2024 355 crimes July 2024 354 crimes June 2024 342 crimes May 2024 297 crimes April 2024 309 crimes March 2024 353 crimes February 2024 265 crimes January 2024 296 crimes December 2023 262 crimes November 2023 339 crimes October 2023 357 crimes September 2023 345 crimes August 2023 347 crimes July 2023 308 crimes June 2023 365 crimes May 2023 363 crimes April 2023 349 crimes March 2023 366 crimes February 2023 330 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.