Total Crime Rate

243.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 243.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Houlet Garth area has the 21st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 98th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houlet Garth (NE6 2BG) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 126.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houlet Garth (NE6 2BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street South, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byker (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Houlet Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harbottle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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