Total Crime Rate

63.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 1.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Robbery 1.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
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

Melbourne Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Monument , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Street (NE1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Monument average (577.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Street (NE1 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pandon Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pandon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Chare —
Apr 2026Other crime Hillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carliol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stepney Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Heads Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carliol Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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