Total Crime Rate

384.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 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 384.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.2 10/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 22.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Noble Street Industrial Estate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 50th 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 Noble Street Industrial Estate (NE4 7PD) in the last 12 months was 384.5 per 1,000 residents and was 182.1% higher than the Elswick average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Noble Street Industrial Estate (NE4 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsingham Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marie Curie Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Noble Street Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wolsingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsingham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wolsingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West View
Apr 2026Public order West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery West View Under investigation

Data Sources

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