Total Crime Rate

214.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.6 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 214.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mather Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 127th 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 Mather Road (NE4 7SH) in the last 12 months was 214.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 111.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mather Road (NE4 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Terrace. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 19 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Drybeck Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Houston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Parade —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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