Total Crime Rate

303.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 85th highest crime rate of 903 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 6AP) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE4 6AP), the main crime hotspot is near Firebrick Avenue. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 59 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 (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Firebrick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottenham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Firebrick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Firebrick Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cottenham Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Place —
Sep 2025Public order Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Garden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Summerhill Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Villa Place No 5 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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