Crime Rates at Leazes Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LN

Leazes 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 Leazes Crescent (NE1 4LN) 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 Leazes Crescent (NE1 4LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 431 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (146 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.