Total Crime Rate

526.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.9 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 526.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.6 10/10
  • Other theft 89.9 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Other crime 30.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 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

The Mews area has the 17th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 32nd 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 The Mews (NE1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 526.2 per 1,000 residents and was 431.7% 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 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 142 (≈ 265.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Mews (NE1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 604 crimes here, including 223 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leazes Park Road
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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