Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 228th 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 7EE) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 176.7% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Road (NE7 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Lane Ends (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hoylake Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Front Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Manor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carnoustie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends Interchange —
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Data Sources

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