Total Crime Rate

192.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 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 192.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 141st 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 8ST) in the last 12 months was 192.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE4 8ST), the main crime hotspot is near Wingrove Avenue. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 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 (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Callerton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingrove Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynnwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belsay Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentinck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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