Total Crime Rate

526.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

265.9 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 526.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 265.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 211.6 10/10
  • Other theft 89.9 10/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Other crime 30.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Leazes Terrace 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 Leazes Terrace (NE1 4LZ) 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 Leazes Terrace (NE1 4LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leazes Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallowgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallowgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Morden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallowgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Street —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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