Total Crime Rate
713.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pink Lane 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 Pink Lane (NE1 5DY) 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 Pink Lane (NE1 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 395 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (219 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Arthur's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dispensary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dispensary Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thomas Bewick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Bewick Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Forth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pink Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dispensary Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newcastle | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sunderland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sunderland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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