Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gordon Square area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 425th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Square (NE6 1RW) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Square (NE6 1RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Molineux Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dalton 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 Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Molineux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Molineux Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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