Total Crime Rate

407.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 407.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pilton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 50th 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 Pilton Road (NE5 4PP) in the last 12 months was 407.2 per 1,000 residents and was 271.7% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilton Road (NE5 4PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockwell Grove, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anson Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirlaw Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rosemount Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Matlock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Anson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rapperton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambergate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wheatfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirlaw Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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