Total Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 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 281.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Drugs 37.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Robbery 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orton Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 78th 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 Orton Close (NE4 8HF) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 156.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orton Close (NE4 8HF), 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 Orton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1311 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnesbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street —
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Data Sources

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