Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Severus Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 269th highest crime rate of 903 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 Severus Road (NE4 9HT) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severus Road (NE4 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Wingrove Avenue. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Agricola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wingrove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romulus Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agricola Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingrove Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Gowland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gowland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Romulus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agricola Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agricola Road
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sutherland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hartburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baldwin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Agricola Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nuns Moor Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lewis Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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