Total Crime Rate

232.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.9 9/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Robbery 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briar Side area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 110th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briar Side (NE5 2LT) in the last 12 months was 232.4 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Side (NE5 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidlandlee Green (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynden Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kielder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Garthfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glantlees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glantlees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garthfield Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamfordham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garthfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denton Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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