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

Westgate Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 20th highest crime rate of 903 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 1TT) in the last 12 months was 860.1 per 1,000 residents and was 558.5% 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 204 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 235 (≈ 438.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE1 1TT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 877 crimes here, including 409 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.