Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grainger Park Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 335th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grainger Park Road (NE4 8SA) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grainger Park Road (NE4 8SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grainger Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynnwood Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynnwood Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dunholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Centenary Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. Michaels Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St. Michaels Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grainger Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ilfracombe Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentinck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Eaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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