Total Crime Rate

270.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 270.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Framlington Place area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 84th 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 Framlington Place (NE2 4AB) in the last 12 months was 270.7 per 1,000 residents and was 173.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Framlington Place (NE2 4AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Framlington Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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