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

Leazes Terrace 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 Terrace (NE1 4LZ) 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 Terrace (NE1 4LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 230 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (136 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leazes Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Leazes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leazes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leazes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Leazes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leazes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leazes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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