Total Crime Rate

713.5 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 713.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 233.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.3 10/10
  • Drugs 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • 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

Charlotte Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 24th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charlotte Square (NE1 4XF) in the last 12 months was 713.5 per 1,000 residents and was 446.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 292.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Square (NE1 4XF), 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 Charlotte Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Lane
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clayton Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gallowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gallowgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gallowgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Andrew'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Crescent Local resolution

Data Sources

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