Newcastle City Centre
Middle areaSouth east Newcastle upon Tyne. 12,244 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Newcastle City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newcastle City Centre
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newcastle City Centre at a rate of 693.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,558 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,961 |
| Other crime | 1,503 |
| Shoplifting | 1,076 |
| Drug offences | 345 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 312 |
| Theft from the person | 265 |
| Burglary | 185 |
| Robbery | 166 |
| Vehicle crime | 123 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newcastle City Centre compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newcastle City Centre safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newcastle City Centre at a rate of 693.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 785 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newcastle City Centre.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,558), anti-social behaviour (1,961) and other crime (1,503).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Newcastle City Centre alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle City Centre in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newcastle City Centre was £155,000 in 2025.
Newcastle City Centre had 10,250 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Newcastle City Centre live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newcastle City Centre, 47.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.