Joiners Square vs Newcastle North

Joiners Square has a safety score of 26/100 (Below Average) and recorded 677 crimes in the last 12 months. Newcastle North has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,728 crimes. Joiners Square scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Joiners Square shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newcastle North shows +9.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Joiners Square, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (226 incidents). In Newcastle North, it is Violent Crime (600 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Joiners Square recorded 132 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newcastle North recorded 263. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Joiners Square totalled 226 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 600 in Newcastle North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Joiners Square recorded 739 crimes (now 677, a change of -8.4%). Newcastle North recorded 1,573 crimes previously (now 1,728, +9.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Joiners Square has a resolution rate of 25% and Newcastle North has 21.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Joiners Square falls within the Staffordshire Police boundary. Newcastle North is covered by Staffordshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Joiners Square and Newcastle North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.