Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Holmland area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 414th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmland (NE15 6LE) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmland (NE15 6LE), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Pike. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bellshiel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Pike —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Armstrong Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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