Total Crime Rate

400.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 400.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Other theft 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Penn Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penn Street (NE4 7BG) in the last 12 months was 400.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Street (NE4 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Place. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clasper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hornbeam Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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