Total Crime Rate

473.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.0 10/10
  • Public order 64.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Drugs 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 36th 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 4AE) in the last 12 months was 473.7 per 1,000 residents and was 378.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE1 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 333 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (176 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/137)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newcastle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James —
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Data Sources

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