Crime Rates at Ellesmere Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8TQ

Ellesmere Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 358th 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 Ellesmere Road (NE4 8TQ) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellesmere Road (NE4 8TQ), 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.