Total Crime Rate

1890.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1067.2 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 1890.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1067.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 899.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 352.9 10/10
  • Other theft 168.1 10/10
  • Public order 134.5 10/10
  • Drugs 84.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
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

Westmorland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 4th highest crime rate of 894 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 Westmorland Road (NE1 4EG) in the last 12 months was 1890.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1810.4% 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 1067.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Road (NE1 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenkle Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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