Total Crime Rate

612.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 612.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.5 10/10
  • Other theft 91.8 10/10
  • Public order 61.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Thomas Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 29th highest crime rate of 903 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 St Thomas Crescent (NE1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 612.4 per 1,000 residents and was 368.8% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 184 (≈ 344.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 409.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Crescent (NE1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 825 crimes here, including 284 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Thomas Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eldon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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