Total Crime Rate
117.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunholme Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 335th 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 Dunholme Road (NE4 6XE) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunholme Road (NE4 6XE), the main crime hotspot is near Bentinck Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benwell & Scotswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tweed Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Marie Curie Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Centenary Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northbourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bentinck Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ilfracombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynnwood Terrace | Under investigation |
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