Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Severus Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 264th 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 Severus Road (NE4 9NN) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Severus Road (NE4 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Middleton Avenue. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 36 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 | Other theft | Middleton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gowland Avenue | 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 | Bourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nuns Moor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Curtis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gowland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Middleton Avenue | — |
| 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 | Bolbec Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadrian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Baldwin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingrove Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sutherland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oliver 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoyle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romulus Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Romulus Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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