Total Crime Rate

173.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Wharf area has the 40th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 213th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Wharf (NE6 1TW) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Wharf (NE6 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Kirk Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbottle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dobson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyne Main Road —
Sep 2025Other crime St Peter'S Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenning Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kirk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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