Crime Rates at Hampstead Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8TP

Hampstead Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 894 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 Hampstead Road (NE4 8TP) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampstead Road (NE4 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnesbury Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.