Total Crime Rate

531.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

331.3 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 531.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 331.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Forth Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forth Place (NE1 4EU) in the last 12 months was 531.3 per 1,000 residents and was 436.8% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 331.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forth Place (NE1 4EU), 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 Forth Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A186 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A186 Under investigation

Data Sources

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