Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.1 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 183.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 147th 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 Elswick Road (NE4 6SN) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Road (NE4 6SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bentinck Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St. Michaels Close (22 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elswick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St. Michaels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St. Michaels Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St. Michaels Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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