The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Newcastle, CA: Crime Maps and Statistics

B+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$1.85 million

Cost of Crime™ for Newcastle, CA

In 2025, crime will cost $702 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Newcastle with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Newcastle, CA Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Newcastle's combined rate is lower than the norm. Newcastle sits in the 71st percentile, ahead of 71% of cities and behind 29%. The grade covers only Newcastle's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Newcastle is 17.83 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 49 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 69 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Newcastle, CA report the most crime, about 34 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Newcastle, CA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Newcastle for 2025 is $1,846,110, about $267 per resident and $702 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Newcastle Compared to Other Cities?

Newcastle, CA:	$267
Lodi, CA:	$1387
Rescue, CA:	$213
California:	$491
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Newcastle is $267 per year, which is $197 less than the national average and $223 less than California's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Newcastle:

In Lodi, CA, crime costs $1,387 per person, which is $1,120 more than in Newcastle.
In Rescue, CA, crime costs $213 per person, which is $54 less than in Newcastle

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Newcastle for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Newcastle	Cost per Newcastle Resident
Murder	$288,087	$42
Rape/Sexual Assault	$217,542	$32
Robbery	$194,429	$28
Assault	$257,670	$37
Kidnapping	$46,129	$7
Vehicle Theft	$188,942	$27
Burglary	$253,248	$37
Theft	$210,841	$31
Arson	$34,946	$5
Vandalism	$80,677	$12
Animal Cruelty	$751	$0
Drug Crimes	$56,278	$8
Identity Theft	$16,568	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$1,846,110	$267

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Newcastle, CA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Newcastle totals $3,135,470 ($454 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,981,580 ($722 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The central part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Newcastle's 6,903 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Newcastle Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Newcastle residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.300
Robbery	0.8954
Rape	0.5198
Murder	0.0222
Total Violent Crime	2.737 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.898
Vehicle Theft	1.768
Burglary	4.045
Arson	0.2096
Total Property Crime	11.92 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1102
Drug Crimes	1.102
Vandalism	1.636
Identity Theft	0.3101
Animal Cruelty	0.0147
Total "Other" Rate	3.173 (A)

Individual Newcastle Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Newcastle is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Newcastle.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Penryn, CA	B+	B-	B-
Loomis, CA	B-	C	C
North Auburn, CA	C	C-	D+
Auburn, CA	C	C-	D+
Pilot Hill, CA	B	B-	C+
Rocklin, CA	B-	B-	C
Lincoln, CA	B+	B-	B-
Cool, CA	B+	B+	B-
Clipper Gap, CA	B-	C	C
Granite Bay, CA	B-	B-	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Newcastle is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Columbia Station, OH	A	A	A
Tazewell, TN	D	D	D
Taylor Mill, KY	D+	B+	B+
Tallulah, LA	D-	F	F
Sunset, LA	D+	D+	D+
Sulphur, OK	D	C	C
Sullivan, IN	C-	D+	D+
Strafford, MO	B-	B-	B-
Stoneville, NC	B-	A-	A-
Stewartville, MN	A	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Newcastle is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Newcastle, CA average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Newcastle schools on SchoolGrade

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