Total Crime Rate
141.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tynemouth 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 Tynemouth Close (NE6 1XS) 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 Tynemouth Close (NE6 1XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 154 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roxburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tintern Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Heaton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heaton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heaton Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edwin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheltenham Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byker | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byker | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Flora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byker | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Roxburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Byker | Under investigation |
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