Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.3 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Westgate Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 107th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Road (NE4 6AE) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 138.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE4 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Firebrick Avenue. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Houston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Drybeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blandford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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