Total Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Monument , and the 178th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Street (NE1 2DB) in the last 12 months was 203.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Monument average (701.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (NE1 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Barns (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Red Barns Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Field Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Barns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Red Barns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Barns —
Sep 2025Other theft Crawhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blagdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breamish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Buxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Bank —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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