Total Crime Rate

210.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.2 9/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.4 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byker Pier area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Monument , and the 159th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byker Pier (NE1 2AR) in the last 12 months was 210.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% lower than the Monument average (701.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byker Pier (NE1 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byker Pier area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ouseburn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouseburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quayside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quayside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ann'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horatio Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Stephen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepney Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stepney Bank —
Sep 2025Public order Back Stephen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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