Total Crime Rate

1398.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.6 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 1398.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 662.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 321.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Robbery 77.2 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 36.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
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

City Road area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Monument , and the 9th 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 City Road (NE1 2AY) in the last 12 months was 1398.4 per 1,000 residents and was 142.3% higher than the Monument average (577.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 227.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (NE1 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Carliol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Heads Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carliol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carliol Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carliol Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Chare —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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