Total Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ropery area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 440th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ropery (NE6 1TY) in the last 12 months was 93.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Byker average (280.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ropery (NE6 1TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatsworth Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Relton Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Ropery area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Quayside East —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Staines Road —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Irthing Avenue —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Relton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Relton Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Relton Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Chatsworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatsworth Gardens —
Oct 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Oct 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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