Total Crime Rate

664.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

420.5 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 664.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 420.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 374.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Public order 43.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 18.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St James Gate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 19th 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 St James Gate (NE1 4BB) in the last 12 months was 664.1 per 1,000 residents and was 571.0% 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 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 420.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Gate (NE1 4BB), 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 St James Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blandford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmorland Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Forth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place 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 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmorland Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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