Northumbria Police

Crime in Benwell and Elswick

Street-level crime statistics for Benwell and Elswick based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,643 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,643 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓9.3% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

29.5% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,643 total crimes recorded in Benwell and Elswick

Violent Crime

1,985

Anti-Social Behaviour

880

↓26%

Criminal Damage & Arson

514

↓9%

Public Order

488

Other Theft

386

↓10%

Shoplifting

299

↑28%

Vehicle Crime

254

↓36%

Drugs

244

↓8%

Burglary

213

↓24%

Other Crime

138

↓7%

Robbery

↑26%

Possession of Weapons

Theft from Person

↓12%

Bicycle Theft

↓43%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Benwell and Elswick

521

02/23

531

03/23

582

04/23

639

05/23

640

06/23

537

07/23

599

08/23

604

09/23

577

10/23

534

11/23

404

12/23

485

01/24

488

02/24

494

03/24

523

04/24

537

05/24

550

06/24

558

07/24

588

08/24

568

09/24

480

10/24

534

11/24

466

12/24

434

01/25

449

02/25

553

03/25

502

04/25

527

05/25

540

06/25

545

07/25

481

08/25

507

09/25

540

10/25

447

11/25

420

12/25

132

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Benwell and Elswick (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Benwell and Elswick

January 2026 132 crimes December 2025 420 crimes November 2025 447 crimes October 2025 540 crimes September 2025 507 crimes August 2025 481 crimes July 2025 545 crimes June 2025 540 crimes May 2025 527 crimes April 2025 502 crimes March 2025 553 crimes February 2025 449 crimes January 2025 434 crimes December 2024 466 crimes November 2024 534 crimes October 2024 480 crimes September 2024 568 crimes August 2024 588 crimes July 2024 558 crimes June 2024 550 crimes May 2024 537 crimes April 2024 523 crimes March 2024 494 crimes February 2024 488 crimes January 2024 485 crimes December 2023 404 crimes November 2023 534 crimes October 2023 577 crimes September 2023 604 crimes August 2023 599 crimes July 2023 537 crimes June 2023 640 crimes May 2023 639 crimes April 2023 582 crimes March 2023 531 crimes February 2023 521 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.