Crime Rates at St James Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4NF

St James Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 7th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Street (NE1 4NF) in the last 12 months was 1626.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1543.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 418 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 10 cases , down -23.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 10.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -32.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 538 (≈ 552.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (NE1 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (112 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.