Crime Rates at Pitt Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5ST

Pitt Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 335th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pitt Street (NE4 5ST) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitt Street (NE4 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Firebrick Avenue. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.