Total Crime Rate

362.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 362.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.0 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morpeth Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 61st highest crime rate of 903 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 Morpeth Street (NE2 4AS) in the last 12 months was 362.3 per 1,000 residents and was 177.4% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Street (NE2 4AS), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belle Grove Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheraton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheraton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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