Total Crime Rate

1411.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1411.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 452.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 378.1 10/10
  • Other theft 137.2 10/10
  • Public order 125.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.7 10/10
  • Drugs 70.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Burglary 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
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

Grey Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 11th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grey Street (NE1 6EE) in the last 12 months was 1411.6 per 1,000 residents and was 980.8% 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 297 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 394 (≈ 600.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grey Street (NE1 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 972 crimes here, including 455 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bigg Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clavering Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Nelson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas' Church Yard —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Clavering Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clavering Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cloth Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clavering Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —

Data Sources

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