Total Crime Rate

270.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Public order 43.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Robbery 28.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barrack Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 894 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 Barrack Road (NE4 6BL) in the last 12 months was 270.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 151.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 417.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrack Road (NE4 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Garden Lane. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrack Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jefferson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monday Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monday Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottenham Chare —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pitt Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Pitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Garden Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avolon Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avolon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Garden Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holywell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holywell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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