Crime Rates at Elswick Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6SQ

Elswick Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 368th 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 Elswick Road (NE4 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower than the Elswick average (167.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Road (NE4 6SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.