Crime Rates at Orchard Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3XX

Orchard Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 16th highest crime rate of 903 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 Orchard Street (NE1 3XX) in the last 12 months was 985.5 per 1,000 residents and was 654.5% 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 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 473.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Street (NE1 3XX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 629 crimes here, including 310 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.