Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Elswick Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 287th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elswick Road (NE4 6ES) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Road (NE4 6ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Bank Court (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elswick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Drybeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Parade —
Apr 2026Other crime Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philips Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Public order Houston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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