Total Crime Rate
974.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
296.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clayton Street West area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 16th 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 Clayton Street West (NE1 5EE) in the last 12 months was 974.9 per 1,000 residents and was 885.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 296.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayton Street West (NE1 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 333 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (176 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallowgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friars Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Andrew'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallowgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | West Walls | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gallowgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clayton Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A186 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A186 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A186 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westmorland Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Crescent | Under investigation |
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