Total Crime Rate

231.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 231.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Westgate Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 112th 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 Westgate Road (NE4 8RN) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Elswick average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE4 8RN), the main crime hotspot is near Crossley Terrace. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brighton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsea Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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