Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 358th 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 West Road (NE4 9PU) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (NE4 9PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shipley Avenue, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnesbury Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoyle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canning Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B1305 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B1305 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gill Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shipley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ellesmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ellesmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shipley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barnesbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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