Total Crime Rate

264.7 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 264.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • 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 Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 117th 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 Street (NE4 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 264.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerhill Street (NE4 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Bank Court (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Summerhill Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Villa Place No 4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court
Sep 2025Drugs Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Colby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way
Sep 2025Drugs Anglesey Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Drybeck Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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