Crime Rate in Elswick, ward

Elswick has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 485th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 47th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Elswick in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Elswick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 18 cases , down -21.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 69.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -56.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,460 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Elswick ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Gerald Street (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.