Crime Rates at Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BD

Westgate Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 132nd 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 4BD) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE1 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 127 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.