Northumbria Police are taking steps to reconnect with Jesmond residents. Through new community initiatives and monthly drop-in sessions, officers hope to rebuild trust and strengthen ties across the neighbourhood.
Rising shoplifting in Jesmond has sparked calls for tighter charity shop security, with incidents soaring and police warning the trend is likely to worsen over Christmas.
A Jesmond burglar is behind bars, but rising student HMO break-ins and newly released police data point to a worrying upward trend across the neighbourhood.
Jesmond takeaway owners have been prosecuted and fined after inspectors repeatedly found the kitchen in substandard state.