Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 46.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tamworth Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 903 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 5AS) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tamworth Road (NE4 5AS), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 47 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Croydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stanton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bishop'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walter Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walter Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bishop'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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