Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ladykirk Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ladykirk Road (NE4 8AH) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladykirk Road (NE4 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnesbury Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ladykirk Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladykirk Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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