Total Crime Rate

262.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 262.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gainsborough Grove area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 89th 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 Gainsborough Grove (NE4 5PH) in the last 12 months was 262.0 per 1,000 residents and was 164.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 148.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Grove (NE4 5PH), the main crime hotspot is near Wingrove Avenue. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamworth Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Studley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Studley Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Studley Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingrove Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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