Total Crime Rate

216.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.9 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 216.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Burglary 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Summerhill Grove area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 126th 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 Summerhill Grove (NE4 6EE) in the last 12 months was 216.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill Grove (NE4 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Villa Place No 2, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tindal Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Drybeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Blandford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Public order Houston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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