Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ventnor Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ventnor Avenue (NE4 8RX) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ventnor Avenue (NE4 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Bentinck Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benwell & Scotswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lewis Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunholme Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ilfracombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ilfracombe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Centenary Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentinck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Normount Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normount Road | Under investigation |
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