Total Crime Rate

359.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 359.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Weidner Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 56th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Weidner Road (NE15 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 359.9 per 1,000 residents and was 227.9% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 21.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 159.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weidner Road (NE15 6QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canning Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weidner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Condercum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Condercum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nichol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lismore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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