Total Crime Rate

185.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Benton Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 145th highest crime rate of 894 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 Benton Terrace (NE2 1QU) in the last 12 months was 185.3 per 1,000 residents and was 128.1% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -82.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Terrace (NE2 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shield Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Way —
Apr 2026Public order Shield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sandyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Byron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Place —
Apr 2026Other crime B1600 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Shield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coppice Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coppice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
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Data Sources

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