Crime Rates at Kingsway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9UJ

Kingsway area has the 29th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 227th 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 Kingsway (NE4 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 135.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (NE4 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linum Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Head (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.