Total Crime Rate

321.9 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 321.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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

Walker Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 77th highest crime rate of 903 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 Walker Road (NE6 1BG) in the last 12 months was 321.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Road (NE6 1BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Street, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Row (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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