Crime Rates at Bourne Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9XL

Bourne Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 235th 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 Bourne Avenue (NE4 9XL) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Avenue (NE4 9XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.