Crime Rates at Castle Stairs, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3SP

Castle Stairs 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 Castle Stairs (NE1 3SP) 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 (≈ 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 Castle Stairs (NE1 3SP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.