Cowgate
Middle areaSouth Newcastle upon Tyne. 7,620 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Cowgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cowgate
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowgate at a rate of 90.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 200 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 114 |
| Other crime | 112 |
| Shoplifting | 82 |
| Vehicle crime | 80 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 56 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cowgate compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cowgate safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cowgate at a rate of 90.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cowgate.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (200), anti-social behaviour (114) and other crime (112).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Cowgate alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Cowgate in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cowgate was £142,000 in 2025.
Cowgate had 7,173 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Cowgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cowgate, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.