Crime Rates at Thornton Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AP

Thornton Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 52nd 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 Thornton Street (NE1 4AP) in the last 12 months was 365.9 per 1,000 residents and was 269.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 235.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Street (NE1 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 309 crimes here, including 128 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.