Crime Rates at Hanover Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3AD

Hanover Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 26th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street (NE1 3AD) in the last 12 months was 671.8 per 1,000 residents and was 414.3% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 297.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (NE1 3AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 358 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (219 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.