Total Crime Rate
303.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bath Lane area has the 29th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 85th 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 Bath Lane (NE4 5SP) in the last 12 months was 303.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Lane (NE4 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 418 crimes here, including 177 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arthur's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A186 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Walls | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thornton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Walls | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Walls | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Walls | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Forth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Friars Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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