Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Benton Bank area has the 30th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 903 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 Benton Bank (NE7 7BH) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Bank (NE7 7BH), the main crime hotspot is near Kimberley Gardens. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ripon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Dene Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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