Newcastle, WA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Newcastle, WA Summary

Crime in Newcastle research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Newcastle over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Newcastle:

  • There were 293 total crimes committed in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,318.8 total crimes per 100K people in Newcastle.
  • The overall crime rate in Newcastle is 9.42% above the national average.
  • Newcastle ranks #103 safest out of 171 cities in Washington.
  • Newcastle ranks #7,778 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Washington

Newcastle Vs Washington And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Newcastle is 2,318.8 per 100,000 people. That's 9.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.97% lower than the Washington total crime rate of 2,792.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Newcastle
/ 100k People
Washington
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 293 2,318.8 2,792.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 3.8 5.0
Robbery 2 15.8 67.5 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 23.7 217.0 256.0
Violent Crime 6 47.5 326.1 359.0
Burglary 33 261.2 398.8 229.0
Larceny 192 1,519.5 1,634.2 1,272.0
Car Theft 62 490.7 433.5 259.0
Property Crime 287 2,271.3 2,466.5 1,760.0

Newcastle Crime Compared To Washington Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Washington.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Newcastle

6
Violent Crimes
47.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-86.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Newcastle is 47.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,106.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 306.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -86.77% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.44% lower than the Washington violent crime rate of 326.1 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Newcastle

287
Property Crimes
2,271.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 287 property crimes in Newcastle in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Newcastle is 2,271.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Newcastle each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.05% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.91% lower than the Washington property crime rate of 2,466.5 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Newcastle

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Bellevue, WA 151,520 5,270 3,478.1 3,339.5 138.6
Kent, WA 132,324 5,638 4,260.8 3,771.0 489.7
Renton, WA 103,762 3,790 3,652.6 3,313.4 339.2
Auburn, WA 82,838 3,737 4,511.2 3,968.0 543.2
Issaquah, WA 38,978 1,511 3,876.5 3,768.8 107.8
SeaTac, WA 31,950 1,391 4,353.7 3,943.7 410.0
Des Moines, WA 31,694 997 3,145.7 2,849.1 296.6
Mercer Island, WA 24,416 312 1,277.9 1,241.0 36.9
Bainbridge Island, WA 24,063 238 989.1 951.7 37.4
Tukwila, WA 20,933 3,385 16,170.6 15,243.9 926.8

Newcastle SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
10
Affordability
7
Diversity
10
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
10
Commute
5
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