Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 374th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6JB) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Armstrong Road (NE15 6JB), the main crime hotspot is near Benwell Grange Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bilbrough Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scotswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bilbrough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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