Total Crime Rate
126.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keldane Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 251st highest crime rate of 894 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 Keldane Gardens (NE4 9PS) in the last 12 months was 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keldane Gardens (NE4 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grainger Park Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Agricola Road (21 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 | Burglary | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Drive | Under investigation |
| 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 | Public order | Benwell Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agricola Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grainger Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tiverton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auden Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Auden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auden Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Auden Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladykirk Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paignton Avenue | Under investigation |
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