The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Newcastle, WA
Newcastle is a city of 14,100 in King County, about 9 miles southeast of downtown Seattle · Updated November 2026
Is Newcastle, WA safe?
Yes, crime in Newcastle is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A-. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, Newcastle sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 46% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against B. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to B+; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 818 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Newcastle as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Newcastle scores 818.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Newcastle, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Newcastle, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Newcastle
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Newcastle, 72% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Simple assaults are uncommon. Newcastle has simple assaults at a small fraction of the US rate: 2.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Newcastle
Every part of Newcastle where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Newcastle run from A to B+; 45% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Newcastle, the east side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Newcastle?
Reported property crime in Newcastle has risen 36% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 16 to 22 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 15%.
Property crime, change since 2019
NewcastleUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Newcastle. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Newcastle
Property, US
2016
+41%
+15%
2017
+27%
+12%
2018
+27%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+0%
-8%
2021
+24%
-10%
2022
+45%
-6%
2023
+60%
-7%
2024
+36%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Newcastle
CrimeGrade™ estimates Newcastle has about 27 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 28% less than the US as a whole and 41% less than Washington.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Newcastle, about 50% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Newcastle
Newcastle has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Newcastle, 59% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 65% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (59%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Homes (72%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (65%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Homes (52%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Newcastle compares with nearby cities
Newcastle has less crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities.
Two things set Newcastle apart: it has 4.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 20 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 94% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 87% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Newcastle: D+ (19 of 100).10 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 85% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 76% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 69% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Newcastle
Crime costs Newcastle about $622 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 48% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.8 million a year, or $415 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$250,000
$17
Rape
$110,000
$8
Robbery
$51,000
$4
Assault
$320,000
$22
Burglary
$300,000
$21
Theft
$970,000
$69
Vehicle theft
$920,000
$65
Arson
$6,500
under $1
Vandalism
$390,000
$28
Total
$3.3 million
$235
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Newcastle means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Newcastle is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Newcastle, WA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 70% of students test proficient, against 59% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Newcastle on SchoolGrade
