Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 168.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stanhope Way area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Way (NE4 5EA) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (β‰ˆ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Way (NE4 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Vallum Way. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Jefferson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avolon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Place β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Tindal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avolon Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jefferson Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Avolon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Liddle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avison Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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