Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Western Avenue (NE4 8SL) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (NE4 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Avenue. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladykirk Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brancepeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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