Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 68.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tamworth Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tamworth Road (NE4 5AP) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamworth Road (NE4 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tamworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Public order Studley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longley Street —
Apr 2026Public order Longley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Studley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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