Total Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hodgkin Park Road 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 Hodgkin Park Road (NE15 6RH) 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hodgkin Park Road (NE15 6RH), the main crime hotspot is near Benwell Grange Close. Police recorded 27 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 Hodgkin Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benwell Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Benwell Road —
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Data Sources

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