Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Molineux Close area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 307th 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 Molineux Close (NE6 1XW) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Molineux Close (NE6 1XW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Molineux Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
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 2026Burglary North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Molineux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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