Crime Rates at Elswick Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8DY

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 8DY) 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 8DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maria Street, where police recorded 50 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.