Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 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 145.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stanhope Way area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 205th 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 Stanhope Way (NE4 5EA) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Way (NE4 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Mills (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monday Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monday Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avolon Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avolon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jefferson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philips Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Philip Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent —
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Data Sources

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