Total Crime Rate
56.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farndale 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 Farndale Road (NE4 8TY) 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 Farndale Road (NE4 8TY), 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnesbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bond Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Middleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ellesmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ellesmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barnesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wellfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glebe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hadrian Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hadrian Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baxter Avenue | Under investigation |
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