Total Crime Rate

236.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.1 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 236.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 106th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benwell Grange Road (NE15 6RN) in the last 12 months was 236.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 128.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benwell Grange Road (NE15 6RN), 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 Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
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

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