Total Crime Rate

384.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 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 384.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Penn Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 50th 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 Penn Street (NE4 7BG) in the last 12 months was 384.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% higher than the Elswick average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penn Street (NE4 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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