Total Crime Rate

270.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.3 9/10
  • Public order 33.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Langhorn Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 112th highest crime rate of 903 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 270.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langhorn Close (NE6 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 445 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langhorn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langhorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stannington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heaton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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