Total Crime Rate

269.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.3 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 269.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Drugs 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other crime 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elswick Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 86th 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 Elswick Road (NE4 8DL) in the last 12 months was 269.6 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 126.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elswick Road (NE4 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Maria Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elswick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teindland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maria Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caroline Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brancepeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Joseph Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Joseph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joseph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodbine Close —
Apr 2026Robbery West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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