Total Crime Rate
1306.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milkmarket area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Monument , and the 13th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milkmarket (NE1 3DN) in the last 12 months was 1306.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the Monument average (701.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (β 520.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milkmarket (NE1 3DN), 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 (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Monument| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pandon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Blagdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Swirle | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Swirle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Argyle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pandon | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pandon | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pandon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandgate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenville Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pilgrim Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grenville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Garth Heads | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Grenville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manors | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
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