Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dilston Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 427th highest 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 Dilston Road (NE4 5AD) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dilston Road (NE4 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Studley Terrace, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossley Terrace (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dilston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Studley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Studley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Philip Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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