Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quayside area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Monument , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Quayside (NE1 3BB) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% lower than the Monument average (577.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Quayside (NE1 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grenville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Swirle | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howard Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Red Barns | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Barns | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Swirle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Shore Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | City Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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