Total Crime Rate

129.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Merle Gardens area has the 54th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 291st 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 Merle Gardens (NE6 2AG) in the last 12 months was 129.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merle Gardens (NE6 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street South, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Byker

Crime Over Time in Merle Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbottle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cushat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brinkburn Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenning Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑