Total Crime Rate

1747.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 1SW) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 1SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 516 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (219 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Bewick Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newcastle β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Newcastle Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gallowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gallowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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