Total Crime Rate

382.6 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 382.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Other theft 78.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 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 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 55th 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 6BY) in the last 12 months was 382.6 per 1,000 residents and was 184.0% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 157.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 160.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6BY), the main crime hotspot is near Haig Crescent. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bellshiel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ranmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Haig Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Pike —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walwick Fell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Featherwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Armstrong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Featherwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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