Total Crime Rate

304.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 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 304.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Burglary 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cottingwood Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 67th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottingwood Gardens (NE4 5JB) in the last 12 months was 304.0 per 1,000 residents and was 207.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottingwood Gardens (NE4 5JB), 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 Cottingwood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Longley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Longley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monday Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monday Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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