Total Crime Rate

141.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 141.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

City West Business Park area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 216th highest crime rate of 894 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 City West Business Park (NE4 7DF) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City West Business Park (NE4 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maria Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Terrace (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City West Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Amelia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pipe Track Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Isabella Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Amelia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A695 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teindland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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