Total Crime Rate

6788.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6788.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2833.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1305.6 10/10
  • Other theft 572.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 400.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 383.3 10/10
  • Public order 366.7 10/10
  • Drugs 255.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 244.4 10/10
  • Robbery 144.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 83.3 10/10
  • Burglary 55.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 55.6 10/10
  • Other crime 44.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.4 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 5JQ) 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 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1174 crimes here, including 418 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grainger Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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