Total Crime Rate

299.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 299.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Public order 54.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gerald Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 90th highest crime rate of 903 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 Gerald Street (NE4 8QH) in the last 12 months was 299.5 per 1,000 residents and was 122.4% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 160.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerald Street (NE4 8QH), the main crime hotspot is near Gerald Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gerald Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nichol Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nichol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ethel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nichol Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nichol Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Joan Street
Sep 2025Public order Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lawson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lawson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cochrane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Terrace
Sep 2025Other crime Condercum Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nichol Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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