Total Crime Rate

321.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.7 8/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Legion Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 78th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Legion Road (NE15 7UH) in the last 12 months was 321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 112.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Legion Road (NE15 7UH), the main crime hotspot is near Kenley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Legion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castlenook Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharmlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Turret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highwood Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Legion Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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