Total Crime Rate

1115.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

493.9 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 1115.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 493.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 367.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 312.5 10/10
  • Public order 103.7 10/10
  • Other theft 93.0 10/10
  • Drugs 47.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 41.2 8/10
  • Burglary 24.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
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

New Bridge Street West 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 New Bridge Street West (NE1 8BR) 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 New Bridge Street West (NE1 8BR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Bridge Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1307 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1307 —
Apr 2026Public order B1307 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1307 Under investigation
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 John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camden Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lisle Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft College Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street West —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heath Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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