Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Close area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 309th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benwell Close (NE15 6RG) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benwell Close (NE15 6RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benwell Grange Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lismore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Benwell Grange Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorcas Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwell Grange Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lismore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bilbrough Gardens
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bilbrough Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lismore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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