Northumbria Police

Crime in Newcastle Central

Street-level crime statistics for Newcastle Central based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 10,196 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

10,196 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓11.9% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

23.5% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 10,196 total crimes recorded in Newcastle Central

Violent Crime

3,164

↓9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

2,320

↓13%

Shoplifting

1,172

↓21%

Public Order

779

↓11%

Other Theft

774

↓11%

Drugs

470

Criminal Damage & Arson

411

↓21%

Theft from Person

262

↓28%

Burglary

194

↓21%

Robbery

154

↑12%

Other Crime

133

↑58%

Vehicle Crime

132

Bicycle Theft

124

↓29%

Possession of Weapons

107

↑10%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Newcastle Central

991

02/23

977

03/23

1100

04/23

1109

05/23

934

06/23

1009

07/23

1126

08/23

999

09/23

1157

10/23

1124

11/23

1083

12/23

991

01/24

1018

02/24

1019

03/24

951

04/24

1109

05/24

999

06/24

1032

07/24

911

08/24

765

09/24

985

10/24

1003

11/24

937

12/24

849

01/25

860

02/25

951

03/25

795

04/25

955

05/25

826

06/25

903

07/25

944

08/25

911

09/25

916

10/25

913

11/25

881

12/25

341

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Newcastle Central (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Newcastle Central

January 2026 341 crimes December 2025 881 crimes November 2025 913 crimes October 2025 916 crimes September 2025 911 crimes August 2025 944 crimes July 2025 903 crimes June 2025 826 crimes May 2025 955 crimes April 2025 795 crimes March 2025 951 crimes February 2025 860 crimes January 2025 849 crimes December 2024 937 crimes November 2024 1003 crimes October 2024 985 crimes September 2024 765 crimes August 2024 911 crimes July 2024 1032 crimes June 2024 999 crimes May 2024 1109 crimes April 2024 951 crimes March 2024 1019 crimes February 2024 1018 crimes January 2024 991 crimes December 2023 1083 crimes November 2023 1124 crimes October 2023 1157 crimes September 2023 999 crimes August 2023 1126 crimes July 2023 1009 crimes June 2023 934 crimes May 2023 1109 crimes April 2023 1100 crimes March 2023 977 crimes February 2023 991 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Gateshead Central Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.