Crime Rate in Denton & Westerhope, ward

Denton & Westerhope has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1076th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 106th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Denton & Westerhope in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Denton & Westerhope’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 561 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 41.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 704 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Denton & Westerhope ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Beltingham. Police recorded 181 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.