Total Crime Rate

127.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 127.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benton Lodge Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 250th 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 Lodge Avenue (NE7 7LU) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 163.9% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benton Lodge Avenue (NE7 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Four Lane Ends (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benton Lodge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balliol Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Four Lane Ends —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benton Lodge Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitby Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Muirfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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