Total Crime Rate

268.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 268.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Armstrong Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 113th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6AB) in the last 12 months was 268.8 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6AB), the main crime hotspot is near Darley Place. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other crime Muswell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadmead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafto Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sandmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Higgins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muswell Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muswell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Higgins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Darley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darley Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Darley Place —
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Data Sources

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