Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 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
  • 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

Ladykirk Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 341st lowest crime rate of 903 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 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladykirk Road (NE4 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Avenue, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawson Terrace (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ladykirk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order B1311 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cochrane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladykirk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Burglary Normount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barnesbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladykirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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