City Safe

A strategic priority for NE1 and the businesses it represents is the proactive management of the city centre’s on-street experience and ensuring that Newcastle is a safe and pleasant place to be.

Key Facts

11 additional police officers on the city streets

37 criminal and banning orders issued in 2024

8% fall in crime in the city centre since its formation

In recent years, the rise in retail crime and low-level antisocial behaviour has been a key concern for businesses – a message which was strongly fed back during consultation ahead of our 2023 Renewal Ballot.

Taking action on this, in May 2024 NE1 worked with Northumbria Police and Newcastle City Council to create City Safe – a multi-agency partnership that tackles crime and anti-social behaviour in the city centre.

Supplemented by intelligence from NE1’s Business Crime Reduction Partnership, CCTV operative and Street Rangers team, City Safe works from a central hub in the heart of the city to ensure that resources are targeted where businesses need them most and prolific city centre offenders are effectively dealt with.

While the partnership is still in its infancy, City Safe is already delivering significant results with an additional 11 police patrolling the streets, 37 criminal and banning orders issued for repeat offenders in 2024, and an overall 8% drop in city centre crime since its formation.

For more information about City Safe, contact NE1’s Head of Operations Mark Sumner on 07843 704107 or email mark.sumner@newcastlene1ltd.com.

“Since the start of the City Safe project, there has been a definite improvement in how the on-street environment looks and feels. My staff and I now feel safe and reassured with the positive action and engagement that the City Safe team has implemented. Antisocial behaviour has massively reduced in and around the Grey’s Monument Area.”

Vicky Field

Breitling

“NE1’s support through the potential unrest in Newcastle during the summer was significant and worthy of recognition. They are a much-valued partner who, not only in this instance but throughout the year, have played a key role in helping to ensure the city continues to be a safe and enjoyable place for people to visit.”

Darren Adams

Northumbria Police

City Safe

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