Total Crime Rate

1411.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 1411.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 452.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 378.1 10/10
  • Other theft 137.2 10/10
  • Public order 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.7 10/10
  • Drugs 70.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
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

Sandhill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 11th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandhill (NE1 3AF) in the last 12 months was 1411.6 per 1,000 residents and was 980.8% 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 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 394 (β‰ˆ 600.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhill (NE1 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pandon, where police recorded 286 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (90 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pandon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pandon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Nicholas' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Nicholas' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas' Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dean Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bottle Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bottle Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bottle Bank β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Queen Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Pandon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pandon Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pandon Under investigation

Data Sources

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