Total Crime Rate

579.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 579.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.2 9/10
  • Other theft 56.1 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Robbery 10.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Percy Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 23rd 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 Percy Street (NE1 7RW) in the last 12 months was 579.0 per 1,000 residents and was 485.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 196.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Street (NE1 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 996 crimes here, including 301 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Percy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/299)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Thomas' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Thomas' Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Thomas' Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eldon Lane —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eldon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Street —
Apr 2026Public order Eldon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haymarket Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haymarket Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Haymarket Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haymarket Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haymarket Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haymarket Bus Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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