Crime Rate in Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall, ward

Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 823rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 87th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall in the last 12 months was 136.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 479 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 138.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 633 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 197 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Eastgarth (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.