Crime Rate in Arthur's Hill, ward

Arthur's Hill has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 922nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 96th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Arthur's Hill in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Arthur's Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 713 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 18 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 26.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 956 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Arthur's Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wingrove Avenue. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.