Total Crime Rate

1747.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1747.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 508.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 425.3 10/10
  • Public order 158.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.1 10/10
  • Other theft 137.9 10/10
  • Drugs 102.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 77.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 39.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Road (NE1 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 1747.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1237.7% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 398 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 549 (≈ 701.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE1 1SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 583 crimes here, including 256 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/250)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 250

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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