Total Crime Rate

357.3 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 357.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Summerhill Terrace area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 65th highest crime rate of 903 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 Summerhill Terrace (NE4 6EB) in the last 12 months was 357.3 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill Terrace (NE4 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firebrick Avenue, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Street (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cross Villa Place No 3 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Villa Place No 2 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 1 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Local resolution

Data Sources

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