Total Crime Rate
100.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Severus Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 394th 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 9HU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Severus Road (NE4 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Wingrove Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 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 | Milvain Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Romulus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romulus Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Curtis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lewis Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Matfen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hartburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuns Moor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingrove Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingrove Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
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