Total Crime Rate

2521.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2521.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1134.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 428.6 10/10
  • Public order 226.9 10/10
  • Other theft 218.5 10/10
  • Drugs 126.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 117.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 117.7 10/10
  • Other crime 33.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Robbery 25.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 4th 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 Westmorland Road (NE1 4EG) in the last 12 months was 2521.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1830.2% 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 135 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 169 (≈ 1420.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Road (NE1 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 219 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 (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sunderland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sunderland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 1 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A186 —
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Friar Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Friar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A186 —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 153

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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