Total Crime Rate
62.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ladykirk 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.
View Crime In Benwell & Scotswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Benwell Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Middleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B1311 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cochrane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladykirk Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Normount Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barnesbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Benwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladykirk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairholm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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