Total Crime Rate

1494.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

605.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1494.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 605.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 430.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 357.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.1 9/10
  • Public order 130.3 10/10
  • Other theft 116.2 10/10
  • Drugs 79.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.4 10/10
  • Robbery 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
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

St Nicholas Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 8th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Street (NE1 1TH) in the last 12 months was 1494.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1409.8% 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 337 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 10 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 474 (≈ 605.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Street (NE1 1TH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cloth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloth Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cloth Market
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Square

Data Sources

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