Total Crime Rate

575.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 575.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.3 9/10
  • Other theft 94.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St James Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Street (NE1 4NH) in the last 12 months was 575.4 per 1,000 residents and was 340.6% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (β‰ˆ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (NE1 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 698 crimes here, including 258 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prudhoe Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas' Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Thomas' Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dispensary Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dispensary Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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