Crime Rates at Macdonald Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8XU

Macdonald Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 254th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Macdonald Road (NE4 8XU) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Macdonald Road (NE4 8XU), the main crime hotspot is near Joan Street. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.