Total Crime Rate

471.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.9 10/10
  • Burglary 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 37th 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 Waterloo Street (NE1 4AL) in the last 12 months was 471.5 per 1,000 residents and was 261.0% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 227.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (NE1 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 331 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (219 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dispensary Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Bewick Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thomas Bewick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Low Friar Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Friar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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