Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartington Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Street (NE4 6PY) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Elswick average (167.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Street (NE4 6PY), the main crime hotspot is near Longley Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dilston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hartington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sovereign Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elswick Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elswick Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelsea Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bishop'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sceptre Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Callerton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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