Total Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Egerton Street 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 Egerton Street (NE4 8YB) 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 Egerton Street (NE4 8YB), the main crime hotspot is near Benwell Grange Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benwell & Scotswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Benwell Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Benwell Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bilbrough Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bilbrough Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Benwell Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Benwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scotswood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benwell Grange Close | Under investigation |
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