Total Crime Rate

217.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 217.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Canning Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 124th 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 Canning Street (NE4 8UH) in the last 12 months was 217.3 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Street (NE4 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gerald Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace 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 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nichol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cochrane Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middleton Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxter Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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