Total Crime Rate

263.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 263.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 54.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scotswood Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 118th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scotswood Road (NE15 6UX) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 881.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotswood Road (NE15 6UX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotswood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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