Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Highwood Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 894 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 Highwood Road (NE15 7US) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highwood Road (NE15 7US), the main crime hotspot is near Buteland Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Centurion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legion Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turret Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Centurion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Centurion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heathwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hextol Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bywell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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