Crime in Arthur's Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne

We’ve seen an increase in anti-social behaviour around Haymarket Interchange. To address this, we’re conducting uniformed and plain-clothes patrols, reviewing CCTV, and using dispersal powers and Community Protection Warnings. Project Guardian is providing extra patrols focused on prevention and early intervention.
As we approach the summer nights and school holidays , we’ll use the Graded Response process with the City Council, notifying parents through letters and home visits, escalating to enforcement only if behaviour continues.

We have a proactive Operation Spear team focused on reducing serious violence in the city centre. They identify key individuals early, target offenders, and use measures such as remand applications, conditions, Community Protection Warnings, and Criminal Behaviour Orders to disrupt offending. Through City Safe partners, we also identify individuals who would benefit from diversion and intervention. As a result, serious violence has reduced by 10% year-on-year. Project Guardian will also see additional uniformed presence in the city centre, to prevent, deter serious violence.

We run a focused night-time economy plan every Friday and Saturday, with uniformed officers in high-footfall areas. Operation Cloak deploys both uniformed and plain-clothes officers to deter sexual offending and intervene early, while Operation Salus targets vehicle-related risks. Officers are briefed to spot vulnerability and provide immediate safeguarding. Our Safe Haven van operates in the Bigg Market from 10pm–4am with police and medical support. Planning is underway for enhanced patrols and safeguarding over the festive period.