Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

City Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Monument , and the 379th highest crime rate of 894 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 City Road (NE1 2PD) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Monument average (577.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (NE1 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Shore Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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