Crime Rates at Falconar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1UY

Falconar Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Monument , and the 59th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Falconar Street (NE2 1UY) in the last 12 months was 338.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Monument average (577.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falconar Street (NE2 1UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince Albert Terrace, where police recorded 221 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Argyle Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.