Total Crime Rate

575.4 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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leazes Park Road 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 Leazes Park Road (NE1 4PF) 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 (≈ 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 Leazes Park Road (NE1 4PF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1222 crimes here, including 415 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leazes Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prudhoe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Low Friar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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