Crime Rates at Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SA

Westgate Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 17th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Road (NE1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 831.4 per 1,000 residents and was 740.1% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 404.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE1 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 790 crimes here, including 380 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.