Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Denton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 179th highest crime rate of 894 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 Denton Road (NE15 7HB) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denton Road (NE15 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howdene Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swinley Gardens (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Denton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swinley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swinley Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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