Total Crime Rate

405.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 405.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 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 Road area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 894 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 Benton Road (NE7 7DS) in the last 12 months was 405.1 per 1,000 residents and was 398.8% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE7 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 8 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 (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holystone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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