Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.0 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • 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
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

Beechburn Walk area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 268th highest crime rate of 894 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 Beechburn Walk (NE4 5JD) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechburn Walk (NE4 5JD), 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 Beechburn Walk area

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

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