Crime Rates at St Thomas Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LG

St Thomas Crescent 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 St Thomas Crescent (NE1 4LG) 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 St Thomas Crescent (NE1 4LG), 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.