Crime Rates at Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6AL

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 6AL) 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 6AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.