Total Crime Rate
526.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
265.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prudhoe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Blackett Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leazes Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Blackett Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Prudhoe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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