Total Crime Rate

887.2 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 887.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 453.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.8 10/10
  • Other theft 89.7 10/10
  • Public order 71.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Drugs 33.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 18th 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 Westmorland Road (NE1 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 887.2 per 1,000 residents and was 579.3% 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 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 535.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Road (NE1 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 123 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A186 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A186 —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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