Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 126.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 307th highest crime rate of 903 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 Mill Lane (NE4 6TB) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (NE4 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bentinck Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tweed Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Malvern Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sceptre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elswick Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsley Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliott Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynnwood Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lynnwood Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beech Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bentinck Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sceptre Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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