Total Crime Rate

217.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 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 217.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dolphin Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 124th 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 Dolphin Street (NE4 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolphin Street (NE4 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dolphin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atkinson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime Clara Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ethel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joan Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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