Total Crime Rate

167.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Worley Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 225th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worley Close (NE4 6PW) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worley Close (NE4 6PW), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Vallum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cookson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liddle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cookson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campbell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tindal Close 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 Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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