Crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district: statistics, rates and trends
38,085 crimes were recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne district in the 12 months to August 2026, 118.8 per 1,000 residents. That is higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and down 14% on the year before.
Table of Contents
- Crime map
- Crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district at a glance
- Crime trends in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Types of crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Home Office recorded crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Newcastle upon Tyne district compared with nearby districts
- Areas within Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Streets with the most crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- What happened after crimes were reported in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Demographics of Newcastle upon Tyne district
- Fly-tipping in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Questions about crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district
- About this data
Crime map
Violence and sexual offences (10,436), anti-social behaviour (7,676) and shoplifting (5,033) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 52nd of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the highest quarter.
| Measure | Newcastle upon Tyne district | North East | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes, the 12 months to August 2026 | 38,085 | 319,289 | 5,618,064 |
| Crimes per 1,000 residents | 118.8 | 115.7 | 96.7 |
| Change on previous 12 months | -14% | -4% | -1% |
| Population | 320,605 | 2,760,678 | 58,127,638 |
The year to August 2026 had the least recorded crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district of any year here (38,085 crimes). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it fell 38%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.
| Period | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year to August 2026 | 38,085 | 118.8 | 96.7 |
| Year to August 2025 | 44,492 | 138.8 | 97.2 |
| Year to August 2024 | 47,653 | 148.6 | 97.9 |
| Year to August 2023 | 49,784 | 155.3 | n/a |
| Year to August 2022 | 48,986 | 152.8 | 102.0 |
| Year to August 2021 | 51,888 | 161.8 | 101.4 |
| Year to August 2020 | 48,945 | 152.7 | 102.7 |
| Year to August 2019 | 56,494 | 176.2 | 101.7 |
| Year to August 2018 | 61,642 | 192.3 | 100.8 |
Month by month
| Month | Crimes |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 3,464 |
| July 2026 | 3,426 |
| June 2026 | 3,234 |
| May 2026 | 3,370 |
| April 2026 | 3,176 |
| March 2026 | 2,999 |
| February 2026 | 2,436 |
| January 2026 | 1,196 |
| December 2025 | 3,400 |
| November 2025 | 3,537 |
| October 2025 | 4,031 |
| September 2025 | 3,816 |
Compared with England and Wales, Newcastle upon Tyne district recorded notably more shoplifting (86% above the national rate), anti-social behaviour (56% above the national rate) and other crime (48% above the national rate). On the year before, robbery rose from 507 to 641, while drugs fell from 1,595 to 927 and violence and sexual offences fell from 13,890 to 10,436.
| Crime type | Crimes | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Change on year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10,436 | 32.6 | 34.2 | -25% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7,676 | 23.9 | 15.4 | -9% |
| Shoplifting | 5,033 | 15.7 | 8.5 | +7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2,871 | 9.0 | 6.7 | -15% |
| Public order | 2,658 | 8.3 | 6.7 | -23% |
| Other theft | 2,258 | 7.0 | 6.4 | -21% |
| Vehicle crime | 1,932 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0% |
| Burglary | 1,485 | 4.6 | 3.6 | -5% |
| Other crime | 1,004 | 3.1 | 2.1 | +14% |
| Drugs | 927 | 2.9 | 3.3 | -42% |
| Robbery | 641 | 2.0 | 1.4 | +26% |
| Theft from the person | 470 | 1.5 | 1.7 | +1% |
| Bicycle theft | 381 | 1.2 | 0.8 | -4% |
| Possession of weapons | 313 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -19% |
What each category covers: crime categories.
34,427 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Newcastle upon Tyne district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 107.4 per 1,000 residents, higher than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Newcastle upon Tyne district had the 35th highest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).
Of the crimes recorded in the Northumbria Police area in the year ending March 2026, 1.4% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Newcastle upon Tyne district is a slight undercount.
No change on the year or longer series is given for Newcastle upon Tyne district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Northumbria Police area not assigned to a district moved from 0.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 1.4% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.
Offences recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne district, the year ending March 2026
The largest category was shoplifting, with 4,514 offences (13% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for robbery of business property (2.5 times the national rate), arson (2.1 times the national rate) and shoplifting (1.7 times the national rate).
| Offence | Offences | Per 1,000 | England and Wales per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 4,514 | 14.1 | 8.1 | 1.73 |
| Violence without injury | 4,503 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 1.06 |
| Violence with injury | 3,957 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 1.52 |
| Stalking and harassment | 3,267 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 1.01 |
| Public order offences | 3,225 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 1.45 |
| Criminal damage | 3,068 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 1.40 |
| Other theft offences | 2,695 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 1.28 |
| Vehicle offences | 1,892 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 1.17 |
| Residential burglary | 1,108 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.39 |
| Possession of drugs | 877 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.10 |
| Other sexual offences | 873 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.20 |
| Miscellaneous crimes against society | 777 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.16 |
| Rape | 574 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.48 |
| Trafficking of drugs | 477 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.26 |
| Theft from the person | 438 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.77 |
| Non-residential burglary | 421 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.17 |
| Possession of weapons | 405 | 1.3 | 1.00 | 1.27 |
| Robbery of business property | 376 | 1.2 | 0.47 | 2.47 |
| Bicycle theft | 368 | 1.1 | 0.85 | 1.35 |
| Robbery of personal property | 345 | 1.1 | 0.91 | 1.18 |
| Arson | 250 | 0.78 | 0.38 | 2.05 |
| Death or serious injury caused by unlawful driving | 15 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 1.34 |
| Homicide | 2 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.78 |
Districts in the Northumbria Police area, the year ending March 2026
Of the 6 districts in the Northumbria Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Newcastle upon Tyne district had the highest rate.
| District | Offences | Per 1,000 | Index (E&W = 1.00) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 34,427 | 107.4 | 1.29 |
| South Tyneside | 14,631 | 96.6 | 1.16 |
| Sunderland | 27,007 | 93.6 | 1.12 |
| Gateshead | 17,797 | 87.8 | 1.05 |
| North Tyneside | 17,580 | 81.8 | 0.98 |
| Northumberland | 22,969 | 69.3 | 0.83 |
Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.
3 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Newcastle upon Tyne district; the highest is Hartlepool district (163.6 per 1,000) and the lowest Northumberland (78.0).
| District | Crimes | Per 1,000 | Rate vs Newcastle upon Tyne district |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 19,271 | 95.0 | -20% |
| North Tyneside | 19,252 | 89.5 | -25% |
| South Tyneside | 15,579 | 102.9 | -13% |
| Sunderland | 28,197 | 97.7 | -18% |
| Northumberland | 25,844 | 78.0 | -34% |
| County Durham | 64,837 | 120.5 | +1% |
| Hartlepool | 16,060 | 163.6 | +38% |
| Darlington | 14,196 | 126.2 | +6% |
Of the 31 areas within Newcastle upon Tyne district, Monument had the highest crime rate (787.5 per 1,000) and Dinnington (Newcastle upon Tyne) the lowest (33.1), 24 times apart.
| Area | Type | Population | Crimes | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | Neighbourhood | 10,377 | 8,172 | 787.5 |
| Byker | Neighbourhood | 12,159 | 2,353 | 193.5 |
| Elswick | Neighbourhood | 18,257 | 2,604 | 142.6 |
| Kingston Park South & Newbiggin Hall | Neighbourhood | 11,358 | 1,599 | 140.8 |
| Newburn | Town | 1,551 | 216 | 139.3 |
| Walker | Neighbourhood | 11,299 | 1,521 | 134.6 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Town | 302,945 | 36,743 | 121.3 |
| Walkergate | Neighbourhood | 13,955 | 1,642 | 117.7 |
| Blakelaw | Neighbourhood | 11,444 | 1,326 | 115.9 |
| Ouseburn | Neighbourhood | 19,391 | 2,228 | 114.9 |
| Arthur's Hill | Neighbourhood | 19,993 | 2,219 | 111.0 |
| Denton & Westerhope | Neighbourhood | 12,654 | 1,385 | 109.5 |
| West Fenham | Neighbourhood | 11,193 | 1,092 | 97.6 |
| Callerton & Throckley | Neighbourhood | 13,273 | 1,275 | 96.1 |
| Kenton | Neighbourhood | 11,259 | 1,035 | 91.9 |
| Heaton | Neighbourhood | 10,957 | 1,007 | 91.9 |
| Benwell & Scotswood | Neighbourhood | 12,670 | 1,111 | 87.7 |
| Lemington | Neighbourhood | 9,710 | 840 | 86.5 |
| Throckley | Town | 6,951 | 601 | 86.5 |
| Walbottle | Town | 1,425 | 122 | 85.6 |
| Fawdon & West Gosforth | Neighbourhood | 11,178 | 918 | 82.1 |
| Wingrove | Neighbourhood | 10,246 | 836 | 81.6 |
| North Jesmond | Neighbourhood | 11,966 | 946 | 79.1 |
| Chapel | Neighbourhood | 10,433 | 734 | 70.4 |
| Manor Park | Neighbourhood | 8,791 | 536 | 61.0 |
| South Jesmond | Neighbourhood | 7,762 | 461 | 59.4 |
| Gosforth | Neighbourhood | 10,628 | 538 | 50.6 |
| Dene & South Gosforth | Neighbourhood | 9,627 | 482 | 50.1 |
| Castle | Neighbourhood | 17,781 | 727 | 40.9 |
| Parklands | Neighbourhood | 12,244 | 498 | 40.7 |
| Dinnington (Newcastle upon Tyne) | Town | 2,595 | 86 | 33.1 |
The 10 locations below account for 22% of the crime recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Parking Area” (2,309).
| Location | Crimes |
|---|---|
| On or near Parking Area | 2,309 |
| On or near Shopping Area | 1,873 |
| On or near Nightclub | 1,041 |
| On or near Supermarket | 890 |
| On or near Petrol Station | 655 |
| On or near Prince Albert Terrace | 421 |
| On or near Bus/Coach Station | 414 |
| On or near Monument | 377 |
| On or near Roxburgh Place | 298 |
| On or near Haymarket | 283 |
Of the 30,409 crimes in Newcastle upon Tyne district with a recorded outcome, 44% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 1.1% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 7,676 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.
| Outcome | Crimes | Share | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investigation complete; no suspect identified | 13,335 | 43.9% | 35.3% |
| Under investigation | 8,098 | 26.6% | 11.5% |
| Status update unavailable | 7,332 | 24.1% | 4.7% |
| Court result unavailable | 959 | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Awaiting court outcome | 341 | 1.1% | 5.2% |
| Unable to prosecute suspect | 121 | 0.4% | 34.5% |
| Offender given a caution | 115 | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Local resolution | 69 | 0.2% | 3.1% |
| Suspect charged as part of another case | 17 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Further action is not in the public interest | 10 | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Action to be taken by another organisation | 9 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Further investigation is not in the public interest | 2 | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Newcastle upon Tyne district has an estimated population of 320,605 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more students (19.2%, against 7.9%), more social housing (27%, against 17%) and more households without a car (37%, against 23%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Newcastle upon Tyne district average decile 4.7 (1 = most deprived), close to the middle.
| Measure | Newcastle upon Tyne district | England and Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0 to 15 | 17.0% | 18.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14.8% | 18.9% |
| Residents 16+ in work | 50.3% | 57.2% |
| Residents 16+ unemployed | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Residents 16+ retired | 17.3% | 21.6% |
| Residents 16+ who are students | 19.2% | 7.9% |
| Residents 16+ with Level 4 qualifications or above (degree, HND and similar) | 34.6% | 33.8% |
| Residents 16+ with no qualifications | 18.6% | 18.2% |
| Households with no car or van | 36.6% | 23.3% |
| Homes owned outright or with a mortgage | 49.7% | 62.5% |
| Social rented homes | 27.3% | 17.1% |
| Private rented homes | 22.8% | 20.3% |
| Average deprivation decile (1 = most deprived, 10 = least) | 4.7 | 5.5 (England) |
| Residents in the most deprived 10% of areas | 26.2% | 10.1% (England) |
16,731 fly-tipping incidents were recorded in Newcastle upon Tyne in 2024/25 (52.2 per 1,000 residents, against 21.1 across the councils in England that count all incidents), according to the council's return to Defra. Fly-tipping is not in the police figures on this page: fly-tipping in Newcastle upon Tyne has the council's figures by place, type of waste and size, and its enforcement actions and fines.
Is Newcastle upon Tyne district a safe place to live?
Newcastle upon Tyne district recorded 118.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than the England and Wales rate of 96.7, and ranks 52nd of the 302 districts on this site by crime rate (1 = highest). The categories most above the national rate were shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
What is the most common crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district?
Violence and sexual offences was the most common category, with 10,436 reports in the 12 months to August 2026, followed by anti-social behaviour (7,676).
Is crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district going up or down?
Recorded crime in Newcastle upon Tyne district was down 14% on the year before: 38,085 crimes in the 12 months to August 2026 against 44,492 in the previous 12 months.
What is the population of Newcastle upon Tyne district?
About 320,605 people (ONS mid-2024 estimate), 15% of them aged 65 or over (England and Wales: 19%).
Which police force covers Newcastle upon Tyne district?
Newcastle upon Tyne district is policed by Northumbria.
How many crimes did the police record in Newcastle upon Tyne district in the year ending March 2026?
34,427 crimes, excluding fraud, in the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics: 107.4 per 1,000 residents, against 83.2 across England and Wales.
Which offences are more common in Newcastle upon Tyne district than across England and Wales?
Relative to the national rate, the most over-represented categories in the year ending March 2026 were robbery of business property (376 offences, 2.5 times the England and Wales rate), arson (250 offences, 2.1 times the England and Wales rate) and shoplifting (4,514 offences, 1.7 times the England and Wales rate).
Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.