Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 141.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Langhorn Close area has the 41st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 214th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Langhorn Close (NE6 1XH) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langhorn Close (NE6 1XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 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 Langhorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/122)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place 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 2026Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Molineux Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
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Data Sources

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