Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adamsez East Industrial Estate area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 209th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adamsez East Industrial Estate (NE15 6XA) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adamsez East Industrial Estate (NE15 6XA), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adamsez East Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tundry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heighley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heighley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heighley Street —
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Data Sources

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