The overall crime rate in Newcastle upon Tyne city is 144.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 13.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 29.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 123% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 34.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 195% of national crime rate which puts Newcastle upon Tyne on 9. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 21.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 9.9k cases and has decreased by 8.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 29.8% | 48. lowest | 123% | 13.6k | -5.5% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 21.6% | 9. highest | 195% | 9.9k | -8.3% |
Shoplifting crime | 9.3% | 29. highest | 173% | 4.3k | 34.0% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 7.9% | 29. highest | 147% | 3.6k | -12.3% |
Public order crime | 7.1% | 42. highest | 138% | 3.2k | -16.0% |
Other theft crime | 6.9% | 12. highest | 132% | 3.1k | -13.7% |
Vehicle crime | 5.1% | 41. highest | 121% | 2.3k | -11.9% |
Burglary crime | 3.2% | 45. highest | 109% | 1.5k | -6.3% |
Drugs crime | 2.9% | 27. highest | 152% | 1.3k | 19.1% |
Other crime | 1.6% | 52. highest | 116% | 719 | 7.8% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.5% | 8. highest | 98% | 670 | -4.1% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.3% | 25. highest | 182% | 578 | -12.3% |
Robbery crime | 1.0% | 28. highest | 116% | 478 | 3.0% |
Possession of weapons crime | 1.0% | 36. highest | 157% | 453 | 25.5% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Newcastle upon Tyne city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Newcastle upon Tyne city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 31.2 | 16.0 |
Bicycle theft | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 4.6 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 11.4 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 4.2 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 9.9 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.4 | 0.9 |
Public order | 10.2 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 13.4 | 7.7 |
Theft from the person | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 7.3 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 42.9 | 35.0 |