Total Crime Rate
6788.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clayton 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 Clayton Street (NE1 5PN) 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 Clayton Street (NE1 5PN), 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.
View Crime In Arthur's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bigg Market | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bigg Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigg Market | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bigg Market | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eldon Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
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