Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 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 95.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Strathmore Crescent area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 347th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strathmore Crescent (NE4 8UB) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Crescent (NE4 8UB), 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 Strathmore Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladykirk Road —
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barnesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnesbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Nichol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gill Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Barnesbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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