Total Crime Rate

303.4 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 303.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackfriars Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 85th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackfriars Court (NE1 4XB) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Court (NE1 4XB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 468 crimes here, including 200 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dispensary Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Friars Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Square
Sep 2025Public order Charlotte Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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