Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castleside Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 305th 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 Castleside Road (NE15 7DS) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 338.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleside Road (NE15 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Mews, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abercorn Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castleside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnopfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whickham View —
Sep 2025Other crime Muswell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldwick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muscott Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muscott Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abercorn Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muswell Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sandmere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muswell Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Higgins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higgins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Higgins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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