Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Atkinson Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 194th 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 Atkinson Road (NE4 8XX) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atkinson Road (NE4 8XX), the main crime hotspot is near Joan Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Atkinson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benwell Grange Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atkinson Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atkinson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Benwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Benwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atkinson Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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