Total Crime Rate

124.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 124.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Farndale Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 263rd 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 Farndale Road (NE4 8TX) in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farndale Road (NE4 8TX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Farndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnesbury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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