Crime Rates at Benwell Grange Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6RP

Benwell Grange Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 903 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 Avenue (NE15 6RP) in the last 12 months was 280.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benwell Grange Avenue (NE15 6RP), 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.