Walker North
Middle areaSouth east Newcastle upon Tyne. 6,828 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 45% of people in Walker North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Walker North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walker North at a rate of 101.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 213 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 150 |
| Other crime | 134 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 96 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 25 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Walker North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Walker North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walker North at a rate of 101.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walker North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), anti-social behaviour (150) and other crime (134).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Walker North alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Walker North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Walker North was £117,500 in 2025.
Walker North had 6,620 usual residents at the census.
About 45% of people in Walker North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Walker North, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.