Total Crime Rate

207.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 207.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Other theft 49.5 10/10
  • Drugs 39.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Temple Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 132nd 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 Temple Street (NE1 4BP) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Street (NE1 4BP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenkle Street
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Walls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Villa Place No 1 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Firebrick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firebrick Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre

Data Sources

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