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

Benwell Grange Terrace 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 Benwell Grange Terrace (NE15 6RL) 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 Benwell Grange Terrace (NE15 6RL), 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 Benwell Grange Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Benwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benwell Grange Close 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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