Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 186.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 93.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Skinnerburn Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 144th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skinnerburn Road (NE1 3RH) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skinnerburn Road (NE1 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 271 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (176 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skinnerburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Close —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newcastle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
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Data Sources

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