Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Armstrong Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 201st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6AA) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6AA), the main crime hotspot is near Haig Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Armstrong Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Haig Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadmead Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haig Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stephenson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higgins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Higgins Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadmead Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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