Crime Rates at West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6PP

West Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 426th 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 West Road (NE15 6PP) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (NE15 6PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lismore Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.