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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in NE1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

NE1 recorded 627 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.8 per 1,000 residents. Shoplifting accounts for the largest share of crime at 24.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 3.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring99.14 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment627 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 3.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

627
trending_up +16.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

99.14per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,322

Within NE1 district

Newcastle upon Tyne

71,251

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Monument Map
total: 29 Anti-social behaviour: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 5
29
Haymarket Map
total: 27 Shoplifting: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 6
27
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 25 Shoplifting: 19 Anti-social behaviour: 5
25
Haymarket Bus Station Map
total: 24 Shoplifting: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 4
24
Shopping Area Map
total: 21 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Shoplifting: 6
21
Northumberland Street Map
total: 18 Shoplifting: 9 Criminal damage and arson: 4
18
Shopping Area Map
total: 17 Shoplifting: 17
17
Eldon Lane Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
16
Shopping Area Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 2
16
Nightclub Map
total: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Drugs: 1
16

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
627 Total
Shoplifting
152
24.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
151
24.1%
Violence & Sexual Offences
143
22.8%
Other Theft
41
6.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
29
4.6%
Public Order
28
4.5%
Theft from Person
19
3.0%
Robbery
17
2.7%
Drug Offences
13
2.1%
Burglary
10
1.6%
Weapons Possession
9
1.4%
Bicycle Theft
8
1.3%
Vehicle Crime
4
0.6%
Other Crime
3
0.5%

Crime Analysis: NE1

Shoplifting makes up the largest share of crime in NE1 at 24.2%. Anti-social Behaviour (24.1%) and Violence & Sexual Offences (22.8%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in NE1 has fallen slightly — by 3.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for NE1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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