// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Newcastle upon Tyne?
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, scores 73.7% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #7 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
73.7%
Rank
#7 / 75
Criteria present
60 / 86
Evidence coverage
77.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne's smart city score by area
9 present · 1 partial · 2 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
10 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
Where Newcastle upon Tyne is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the gaps are
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Digital Government Services
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Newcastle City Council publishes datasets on data.gov.uk, the UK's national open data portal.
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=Newcastle+City+CouncilUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
Newcastle upon Tyne hosts the Urban Observatory, which provides access to collected urban data and visualisations, functioning as a public city data dashboard.
https://data.ncl.ac.uk/collections/Urban_Observatory_Data_Newcastle/153Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
Newcastle upon Tyne operates the Urban Observatory, described as a facility for collecting, integrating, and analysing urban data, serving as an integrated urban data platform.
https://urbanobservatory.ac.uk/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Newcastle upon Tyne has a public transport network including the Tyne and Wear Metro, a rapid transit system connecting Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, and the airport, as well as bus services operated by companies like Arriva and Go North East.
https://www.tyneside.org.uk/metroAbout this assessment
Newcastle upon Tyne was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-01 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.