Total Crime Rate

5744.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2733.3 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 5744.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 2733.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2272.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1194.4 10/10
  • Other theft 527.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 327.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 311.1 10/10
  • Public order 266.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 205.6 10/10
  • Drugs 205.6 10/10
  • Robbery 111.1 10/10
  • Burglary 88.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 83.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 72.2 10/10
  • Other crime 38.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.9 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

Groat Market area has the highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groat Market (NE1 1UG) in the last 12 months was 5744.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5704.2% 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 409 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 492 (≈ 2733.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groat Market (NE1 1UG), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 736 crimes here, including 352 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Groat Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/283)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eldon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newcastle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 283

Data Sources

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