Total Crime Rate

153.7 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 153.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Westgate Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 249th 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 Westgate Road (NE4 9PR) in the last 12 months was 153.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (NE4 9PR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Romulus Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romulus Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gowland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lewis Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gowland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fairholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladykirk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladykirk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grainger Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Benwell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Normount Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Normount Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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