Total Crime Rate

831.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

404.1 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 831.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 404.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 337.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 136.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.1 10/10
  • Other theft 75.6 10/10
  • Public order 61.1 10/10
  • Drugs 46.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.8 10/10
  • Other crime 20.4 10/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
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

Hanover Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 17th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street (NE1 3AB) in the last 12 months was 831.4 per 1,000 residents and was 740.1% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 404.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (NE1 3AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 268 crimes here, including 137 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pudding Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St John Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Garth —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft St John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Robbery Pudding Chare Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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