Total Crime Rate

277.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.5 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 277.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.5 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walker Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 80th 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 Walker Road (NE6 1RL) in the last 12 months was 277.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Road (NE6 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dalton Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Row (25 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row —
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Data Sources

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