Crime Rates at Barnesbury Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8AU

Barnesbury Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnesbury Road (NE4 8AU) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnesbury Road (NE4 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Canning Street, where police recorded 55 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.