Total Crime Rate

291.9 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 291.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Other theft 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mather Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 97th highest crime rate of 903 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 Mather Road (NE4 7SH) in the last 12 months was 291.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 150.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mather Road (NE4 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mather Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Essex Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Colby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drybeck Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Drybeck Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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