Total Crime Rate
117.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clovelly Avenue 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 Clovelly Avenue (NE4 8SB) 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 Clovelly Avenue (NE4 8SB), the main crime hotspot is near Grainger Park Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 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 | Other crime | Chesterfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lewis Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Normount Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Normount Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Centenary Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brancepeth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St. Michaels Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grainger Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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