Total Crime Rate

974.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

296.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 974.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 397.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 296.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.6 9/10
  • Public order 80.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.2 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 25.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Forth Lane 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 Forth Lane (NE1 5HX) 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 Forth Lane (NE1 5HX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 465 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Forth Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/180)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fenkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenkle Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Low Friar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newcastle Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newcastle Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 180

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑