Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kirton Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 307th 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 Kirton Avenue (NE4 9HH) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirton Avenue (NE4 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Wingrove Avenue. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wingrove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nuns Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nuns Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nuns Moor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romulus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadrian Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Auden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Auden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auden Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wingrove Avenue —
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Data Sources

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