Crime in Newcastle upon Tyne
Thinking about Newcastle upon Tyne? This is the recent street-level crime recorded around the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, straight from the police and grouped by category.
Counts show where crimes were recorded, not how likely you are to be affected — a busy city centre always shows more than the quieter streets around it. To check a specific area, run its postcode through the crime checker. Comparing nearby? Try edinburgh, leeds, york too.
Last updated: August 2026
Recorded crime near Newcastle upon Tyne centre
Recorded crimes
456
January 2026
within about 1 mile
- Anti-social behaviour221
- Violence & sexual offences99
- Shoplifting24
- Other theft23
- Drugs15
- Criminal damage & arson14
- Public order14
- Vehicle crime13
- Burglary12
- Possession of weapons6
- Robbery5
- Theft from the person4
- Other crime4
- Bicycle theft2
Police data is published about 2–3 months in arrears, so January 2026 is the most recent full month available. Counts reflect where crimes were recorded, not necessarily where they happened, and busier areas naturally show more.
This is the recorded crime around the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. For a specific neighbourhood, open the crime checker and enter the postcode to centre the results there — with how to read the numbers and where the data comes from.
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Common questions
- Is Newcastle upon Tyne a safe place to live?
- No single number answers that. The figures here show recorded crime near the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne for the latest month available. For the areas you're actually considering, compare a few specific postcodes in the crime checker.
- Why is the Newcastle upon Tyne crime data a couple of months old?
- Police forces publish to data.police.uk about two to three months in arrears, and it updates monthly, so the latest full month is always slightly behind. We label the month shown.
- Does this cover the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne?
- It's the crime recorded within about a mile of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. For a specific neighbourhood, enter its postcode in the crime checker to centre the results there.