Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benton Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benton Road (NE7 7DR) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE7 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Armstrong Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Farnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hilden Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sefton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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