Total Crime Rate
43.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milvain Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Milvain Avenue (NE4 9JA) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milvain Avenue (NE4 9JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middleton Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wingrove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nuns Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nuns Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingrove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Romulus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tiverton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Benwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shipley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shipley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normount Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Normount Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nuns Moor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladykirk Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auden Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hampstead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
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