Total Crime Rate

365.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.8 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 365.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Waterloo 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 Waterloo Street (NE1 4DE) 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 Waterloo Street (NE1 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenkle Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dispensary Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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