Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamilton Place area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 200th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Place (NE4 5ET) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Place (NE4 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quarry Bank Court (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quarry Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avolon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Other crime Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monday Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monday Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quarry Bank Court —
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Bank Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avolon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jefferson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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