Total Crime Rate

126.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keldane 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.

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Crime Over Time in Keldane Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Normount Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Normount Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Benwell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agricola Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grainger Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiverton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Auden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Auden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Auden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auden Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladykirk Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paignton Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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