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

Kingsway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 169th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (NE4 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (NE4 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorhead Mews (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.