Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pendower Way area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pendower Way (NE15 6LS) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendower Way (NE15 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Lismore Place. Police recorded 26 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 Pendower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillmouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lismore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benwell Village Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benwell Village Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bertram Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tillmouth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westacres Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pease Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fox And Hounds Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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