Total Crime Rate
1115.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
493.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pilgrim Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 10th 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 6SE) in the last 12 months was 1115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1027.5% 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 241 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -30.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 324 (≈ 493.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pilgrim Street (NE1 6SE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 783 crimes here, including 375 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Nicholas' Church Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lisle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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