Total Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bolbec Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bolbec Road (NE4 9EP) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bolbec Road (NE4 9EP), the main crime hotspot is near Gowland Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arthur's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brand Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Middlewood Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hoyle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Fenham Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenham Hall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuns Moor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
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