Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hunters Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunters Road (NE2 4NB) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunters Road (NE2 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Lane. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheraton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheraton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dairy Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dairy Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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