Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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.
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Crime overview

Pilgrim Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 176th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilgrim Street (NE1 6BF) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilgrim Street (NE1 6BF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pilgrim Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisle Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas' Church Yard —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Garth —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Market Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street West —
Apr 2026Burglary Market Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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