Andy Newton

Andy Newton is a Professor of Criminology and Policing at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and co-director of NTUs strategic research theme, Safety and sustainability. His research interests focus on the intersection of crime, people, and space. More specifically, he is interested in crime and policing as it relates to public transport, technology, intelligent mobility and crime, acquisitive crime, policy analysis and evaluation, problem-solving and evidence-based policing, and data science and crime analysis.

He is widely published in the field of crime and place and has generated substantial external income to support his research. Professor Newton’s contributions to society extend significantly beyond academia through his dedication to understanding and improving the interplay between crime, policing, and the environment, and he currently serves as an academic advisor for the Steering Board of the Nottingham Violence Reduction Partnership.