Total Crime Rate

224.8 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 224.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitfield Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 141st 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 Whitfield Road (NE15 6AP) in the last 12 months was 224.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Road (NE15 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Thorndale Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Thorndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broadmead Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorndale Road —
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shafto Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heighley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heighley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heighley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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