Total Crime Rate

991.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

782.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 991.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 782.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 543.5 10/10
  • Public order 217.4 10/10
  • Drugs 82.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.9 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pottery Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 15th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottery Lane (NE1 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 991.3 per 1,000 residents and was 901.6% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 180 (≈ 782.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Lane (NE1 3SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Thomas Bewick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Bewick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newcastle —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Newcastle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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