Total Crime Rate
473.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
193.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlotte Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 36th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlotte Square (NE1 4XF) in the last 12 months was 473.7 per 1,000 residents and was 378.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Square (NE1 4XF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 410 crimes here, including 181 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strawberry Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunderland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clayton Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallowgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dispensary Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thomas Bewick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thomas Bewick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A186 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A186 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A186 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A186 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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