Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Benton Bank area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 221st 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 Benton Bank (NE7 7BE) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Bank (NE7 7BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stephenson Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond Park East (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wyncote Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glendyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wyncote Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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