Total Crime Rate

400.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 400.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Other theft 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Noble Street Industrial Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 52nd 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 Noble Street Industrial Estate (NE4 7PD) in the last 12 months was 400.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.7% higher 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 161.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Noble Street Industrial Estate (NE4 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marie Curie Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street (26 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsingham Street —
Sep 2025Public order Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marie Curie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Northbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Centenary Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chesterfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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