// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Newcastle upon Tyne?
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, scores 82.9% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #23 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
82.9%
Rank
#23 / 213
Criteria present
62 / 82
Evidence coverage
89%
Newcastle upon Tyne's smart city score by area
16 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
11 present · 2 partial · 3 absent
14 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
14 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
Where Newcastle upon Tyne is strong
- ▸Open Data by Default
- ▸City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
- ▸Pervasive IoT Sensing
- ▸EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
- ▸Air-Quality & Climate Monitoring
Where the gaps are
- ▸Integrated Multimodal Mobility (MaaS)
- ▸Real-time Public Transit Intelligence
Evidence highlights
Open Data by Default · Official open data portal
Newcastle City Council publishes open datasets on data.gov.uk, serving as an official portal for their data.
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=Newcastle%20City%20CouncilOpen Data by Default · Open APIs / programmatic access
Programmatic access to data is available through APIs, such as for North East travel data and Go North East transport data.
https://www.netraveldata.co.uk/api/Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms
Clear open licenses are provided for datasets, including the Open Government Licence for data on data.gov.uk and specific licenses for North East travel data.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/Open Data by Default · High-value dataset coverage
High-value datasets, specifically transport data, are available through platforms like NE Travel Data and Go North East's open data initiatives.
https://www.netraveldata.co.uk/About this assessment
Newcastle upon Tyne was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 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.