Crime Rates at Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE

Grainger Street area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 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 Grainger Street (NE1 5AE) in the last 12 months was 6788.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5097.8% 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 510 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 8 cases , up 60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 612 (≈ 3400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grainger Street (NE1 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1506 crimes here, including 539 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.