Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 237.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Normanton Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 103rd 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 Normanton Terrace (NE4 6PP) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Elswick average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Normanton Terrace (NE4 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Normanton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court —
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somerset Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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