Crime Rates at Bainford Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 7AP

Bainford Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 34th lowest 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 Bainford Avenue (NE15 7AP) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bainford Avenue (NE15 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.