Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 64.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

City Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Monument , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 903 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 City Road (NE1 2PD) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% lower than the Monument average (701.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (NE1 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 14 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Bank β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quayside β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quayside β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Crawhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horatio Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ouseburn Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Breamish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouseburn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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