Total Crime Rate

1658.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

519.0 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 1658.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 525.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 519.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 341.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 139.2 10/10
  • Public order 126.6 10/10
  • Other theft 113.9 10/10
  • Drugs 69.6 10/10
  • Robbery 44.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.7 10/10
  • Other crime 25.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
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

Northumberland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northumberland Road (NE1 8SG) in the last 12 months was 1658.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1575.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 519.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northumberland Road (NE1 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northumberland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saville Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jesmond Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jesmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dobson Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dobson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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