Total Crime Rate

231.4 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 231.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Benwell Dene Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 137th 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 Benwell Dene Terrace (NE15 6NA) in the last 12 months was 231.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benwell Dene Terrace (NE15 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Benwell Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benwell Dene Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox And Hounds Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushie Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Armstrong Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beecham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bellshiel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox And Hounds Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox And Hounds Lane —
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Data Sources

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