Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Clifton Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 258th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (NE4 8DU) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (NE4 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Maria Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Troves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Normount Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Normount Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gill Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B1311 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hampstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normount Road Under investigation
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 Normount Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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