Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Grove (NE15 7TG) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Grove (NE15 7TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hextol Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodvale Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Grove —
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Data Sources

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