Crime Rates at Forth Banks, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3SG

Forth Banks area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 17th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forth Banks (NE1 3SG) in the last 12 months was 831.4 per 1,000 residents and was 740.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 404.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forth Banks (NE1 3SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 340 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.