Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn ward · Newcastle upon Tyne. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26% here, compared with 34.6% across Newcastle upon Tyne (8.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.1% here, compared with 18.6% across Newcastle upon Tyne (6.4 percentage points higher).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 17% here, compared with 23% across Newcastle upon Tyne (6.2 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 82 mapped crimes in September 2024; 77 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
82
22
October 2024
88
16
November 2024
74
31
December 2024
98
14
January 2025
98
12
February 2025
64
15
March 2025
84
14
April 2025
71
15
May 2025
94
21
June 2025
87
16
July 2025
76
21
August 2025
66
15
September 2025
66
13
October 2025
78
20
November 2025
72
19
December 2025
60
17
January 2026
11
11
February 2026
37
10
March 2026
65
11
April 2026
60
18
May 2026
73
16
June 2026
47
16
July 2026
81
10
August 2026
77
10
Crime categories in the latest complete year
A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Publication history: Northumbria Police: Crime data not provided for February 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Northumbria Police: Crime data refresh for February 2026.
UK Facts review: Newcastle upon Tyne mapped crimes change from 2907 in December 2025 to 678 in January 2026. This unexplained break is also present in the source records. It must not be interpreted as a real fall in crime; the cause has not been verified.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
