Newcastle Crown Court Listings: Quayside and Moot Hall

Which Building Is Your Newcastle Crown Court Hearing In?

Most hearings on the Newcastle Crown Court list take place at the Law Courts on the Quayside. A smaller share sit in Court 1 or Court 2 at the Moot Hall, a separate building at Castle Garth. Both appear on one Crown Daily List, so the courtroom number alone does not tell you where to go.

Each row names its building. A row reading "Court 2 · Newcastle Upon Tyne" means the Quayside. A row reading "Court 2 · Moot Hall" means Castle Garth. There is a Court 1 and a Court 2 in both buildings, which is the easiest mistake to make.

In the lists this site stored from 6 to 15 October 2026, roughly one Crown hearing in eleven sat in a Moot Hall courtroom. The published lists for 15, 16 and 19 October, read on 15 October, all had Moot Hall rows. These included sentences, flexible trials, bail applications and an appeal against sentence.

Going to the wrong building costs time on a morning that is already tense.

The official Find a Court page for the Moot Hall gives its visiting address as Castle Garth. Its postal address is still the Quayside. So a letter from the court can carry the Quayside address while the list puts the hearing at the Moot Hall. When the two disagree, phone the Crown Court office before the day.

Reading the Newcastle Crown Court Listings Line by Line

Each row gives a time, a hearing type, a case number, the defendant and the courtroom with its building. Under the room heading you will usually see the judge's title, such as His Honour Judge or Recorder, and the prosecutor. On this site defendants appear as **** or **** SURNAME. First names are never shown.

Find your case by date first, then by courtroom or case number. Some Newcastle case numbers start with a letter and a year, such as T2024 or A2026. Others are longer strings of digits and letters.

Match the number on your paperwork exactly.

Some rows carry a "reporting restrictions may apply" note. In the October 2026 lists it appeared on about one row in seven. It means a court order may limit what anyone can publish about that case, so read the restriction before you post or report.

A time is the earliest the case will start, not a promise. Several cases often share one courtroom and one time. The list key and the hearing types are explained once, in plain words, on the Crown Daily List guide, and finding your courtroom covers what to do on arrival.

When Does the Next Day's List Appear?

The next sitting day's Newcastle list normally appears the afternoon before. On 14 October 2026, HMCTS updated the list for 15 October at 3.02pm. The list for 16 October was updated at 12.52pm the day before. The Monday list for 19 October was already up by 4.28pm on Thursday 15 October.

Lists can change after they appear.

Trials collapse, pleas come in late and cases move between courtrooms, sometimes between buildings. The safest habit is to check the evening before and again before you leave in the morning. The time stamp at the top of the list shows when HMCTS last changed it.

For people searching "Newcastle Crown Court listings tomorrow", the tomorrow tab above is the place to look from mid-afternoon. Before then it may show nothing, or it may show an older version. The general timing rules for every court are in when lists are published.

What the Newcastle Lists Showed in October 2026

From 6 to 15 October 2026 this site stored eight sitting days of Newcastle lists. On days with a single Crown list, between 64 and 87 hearings were published. The highest count, 128 rows on 14 October, combined the Crown list with a magistrates' list for the building.

The counts leave out youth cases and hearings HMCTS does not publish. They are a picture of what the public list showed in those weeks, not a record of what happened in court.

Hearing Types That Fill the List

Short procedural hearings outnumbered trials on most days. The table counts the most frequent hearing types across the eight days.

A Trial (Flexible) row, often called a floater, has no fixed courtroom start. It waits until a room comes free. If your case shows that label, expect a long wait and possibly no start that day.

Why So Many Newcastle Cases Share One Start Time

Every stored day began at 10am. Around 45% of all rows carried a 10am time, far more than any other hour. Next came 11am, then 2pm and midday. The last listed times fell between 3.15pm and 3.45pm.

A 10am time means you should be through security and outside the courtroom before then. It does not mean your case will be called at 10am. Short mentions and sentences are often taken in turn, so a case listed at 10am can run into the afternoon.

The Busiest Courtrooms

Court 12 at the Quayside carried the most rows in those weeks, followed by Courts 4, 1, 17 and 3. Court 2 at the Moot Hall came next, ahead of several Quayside rooms. Courtroom busyness changes with the judges sitting, so treat this as a pattern, not a fixed rule.

Is There Live News From Newcastle Crown Court Today?

There is no live stream from Newcastle Crown Court, and the list is not a news feed.

The list tells you which hearings are planned today. Reports of what happened come from journalists, police press releases and, occasionally, judiciary broadcasts of sentencing remarks.

What the List Can and Cannot Tell You

Read the list as a plan. It can tell you a case is being heard today, in which building and courtroom, at roughly what time, and at what stage. It cannot tell you the evidence, the verdict or the sentence. A row reading "For Sentence" means sentence is planned, not that it was passed.

Some cases never appear at all. Youth cases and restricted hearings are withheld, and this site does not search by name. So "who was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court today" cannot be answered from any public list.

Where Results and Reports Appear

Results appear in news reports and police statements. Local newspaper court pages, regional TV and Northumbria Police conviction news carry most Newcastle court reports. Those outlets choose which cases to report, so most hearings are never written up.

If you are a party, a victim or a witness, ask the Witness Service, the police officer in the case or your solicitor about the outcome. Accredited journalists can get extra listings and magistrates' court results under HMCTS media guidance. Members of the public can also sit in court and hear the result themselves.

Cameras, Phones and Sentencing Broadcasts

Nobody may record, photograph or broadcast a hearing, whether watching in person or remotely, as the GOV.UK guidance on observing a hearing states. The narrow exception is a filmed sentencing in the Crown Court. Under the judiciary's broadcasting rules, approved broadcasters can apply to film a senior judge's sentencing remarks.

Only the judge is filmed in those broadcasts. Defendants, victims, witnesses and jurors are never shown. The judge decides each application, so most sentencings at Newcastle are not filmed.

Why Has a Case Vanished From the List?

A case can drop off the Newcastle list because it was adjourned, moved to another day, moved to the Moot Hall, or concluded earlier than planned. It may also be withheld, because youth hearings and some restricted cases are never published. A missing row is common and does not by itself mean anything is wrong.

Late changes follow a few patterns at Newcastle:

• A trial cracks after a late guilty plea, and the courtroom picks up mentions or sentences instead.
• A flexible trial waits all day and is put back to the warned list.
• A case moves from a Quayside courtroom to a Moot Hall courtroom, or back.
• A case still in the magistrates' court has not yet been sent to the Crown Court, so it sits on a different list.

If your own hearing has disappeared, contact your solicitor or the Crown Court office the same day. Do not simply stay away. The guide to missing cases walks through each cause, and the Crown Warned List guide explains trials waiting for a date.

The Magistrates' Court Under the Same Roof

Two courts, one front door.

Newcastle upon Tyne Magistrates' Court shares the Quayside building with the Crown Court. Find a Court lists the two under one name, The Law Courts, with separate court codes for each. Their lists are separate, and so are most of their contact routes.

Magistrates deal with most criminal cases from start to finish. The more serious ones are sent to the Crown Court for trial or for sentence. So a case can start in a magistrates' courtroom and return weeks later to a Crown courtroom in the same building.

Magistrates' lists on this page look different. They show courtrooms such as Courtroom 16 and 17, with case numbers and masked names, and less detail than a Crown list. In mid October 2026 a future magistrates' list was already published for late October, so check the later date tabs too. The magistrates' public list guide explains the format.

For enquiries, a magistrates' case goes to a national Courts and Tribunals Service Centre, not to the Crown Court office. Use the matching line in the contact block below. Calling the wrong office is a common reason for a long wait on the phone.

Getting to the Quayside and Castle Garth

The Law Courts stand on the Quayside, NE1 3LA. The Moot Hall stands at Castle Garth, NE1 1RQ. Use the map for the building printed on your row.

For most visitors, the building label is the one detail worth checking twice.

Find a Court says the Moot Hall has no visitor parking. It gives no parking entry for the Quayside building. Assume you will need public transport or a paid public car park for either one.

Be careful with parking advice found online. Some online answers place car parks on the west side of the city centre a few minutes from the court, which does not match their location. Some parking sites also mix in Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire. Check any car park against the postcode on your letter.

Allow time for airport-style security at the entrance. Most cases are listed for 10am, so the time just before it is the busiest at the door. The security checks guide lists what to leave at home.

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What Should Jurors Expect at Newcastle Crown Court?

Your summons letter says where and when to report. According to GOV.UK jury service guidance, you must reply to the summons within 7 days. Service usually lasts up to 10 working days, and longer trials are flagged in advance.

Expect long days with waiting built in.

The usual day runs from 10am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, with an earlier start on day one. Phones, tablets and laptops are allowed in the jury assembly area. They cannot go into the deliberation room, where lockers or storage are provided. There is no dress code.

Parking comes up often in online jury threads about Newcastle. Jurors are not paid for the service but can claim some expenses, including travel. Bus and train fares are refunded at the ticket cost.

Car mileage is paid per mile, but parking is covered only if the court agrees. Ask the jury office before you book a space. A taxi needs the court's permission first.

Bring the summons letter and identification on the first day. If you need adjustments for a disability or health condition, ask before your start date. The jury office phone line is in the contact block below.

Defendants, Witnesses, Families and Observers: What Differs Here

Your role decides what matters most on the day, and the two buildings are not equal. The Quayside has more support on site. The Moot Hall is a Grade I listed building with fewer facilities.

The facilities above come from the Find a Court entries for each building and can change. Check before you travel if one of them affects you.

If you are going as a defendant, the defendant's guide covers what to bring and what happens in court. Witnesses can read attending court as a witness. Families supporting someone can read family members at court. Observers will find gallery etiquette in the public gallery guide.

How Old Are Newcastle's Court Buildings?

The Moot Hall dates from 1811 and was built as a courthouse for the assizes. Historic England lists it at Grade I and credits John Stokoe with the design, in a Greek Revival style with a Doric portico. Crown hearings still use two of its courtrooms.

By contrast, the Quayside Law Courts are far newer. Newcastle City Council's historic environment record dates the building to 1984 to 1990, designed by the Napper Collerton Partnership in a post-modern classical style. One widely repeated claim says the building dates from 1998. That year does not match the council record.

Age matters for visitors with access needs. Find a Court lists more limited facilities at the Moot Hall, with no hearing loop and no interview rooms. Check that building's own entry, not the Quayside one.

The two buildings on one list were built more than 170 years apart.

Contact Details and Facilities at the Law Courts

Pick the office that matches your case.

The Crown Court and the magistrates' court use different numbers and email addresses, all listed below from official records. Use the Crown Court listing office for questions about a Crown hearing date or courtroom. Use the magistrates' line for magistrates' cases and fines.

Other Courts in Newcastle and Gateshead

Several courts sit close together on Tyneside, and their names are easy to confuse. The Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre at Barras Bridge handles civil, family and tribunal work, not criminal trials. Gateshead's courts lie across the river, with their own lists and their own buildings.

If your paperwork names any court other than the Law Courts or the Moot Hall, its list will not appear on this page. Open that court's own page from the links below, and check the postcode against your letter before you travel.

• Newcastle Moot Hall: Courts 1 and 2 here appear on the Newcastle Crown Court list.
• Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre: Barras Bridge. Civil, family and tribunal work, no criminal trials.
• North Staffordshire Justice Centre: The court in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A different town.
• Newcastle Moot Hall, NE1 1RQ (0.4 km away)
• Gateshead County Court and Family Court, NE8 1DT (1.2 km away)
• Gateshead Magistrates' Court and Family Court, NE8 1DT (1.2 km away)