Total Crime Rate

447.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 447.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Public order 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 39th 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 Benton Road (NE7 7DT) in the last 12 months was 447.6 per 1,000 residents and was 370.1% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE7 7DT), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Teviotdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cornel Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cragside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

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