Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.6 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 182.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Stanhope Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 148th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanhope Street (NE4 5HW) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanhope Street (NE4 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanhope Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vallum Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Normanton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vallum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philips Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philip Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philip Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vallum Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Vallum Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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