Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 255.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cheviot Mount area has the 18th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 91st 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 Cheviot Mount (NE6 1EG) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ).

In the area around Cheviot Mount (NE6 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near Brinkburn Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviot Mount area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spires Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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