Total Crime Rate
831.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
404.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denton Chare area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 17th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denton Chare (NE1 1RH) in the last 12 months was 831.4 per 1,000 residents and was 740.1% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 404.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denton Chare (NE1 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 790 crimes here, including 380 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Monument | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Garth | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Market Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Monument | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Monument | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Monument | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Worswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Worswick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worswick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monument | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grainger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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