Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifford Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifford Road (NE6 2DA) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifford Road (NE6 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Road, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clydesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Chirton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chirton Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kirk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janet Street
Sep 2025Other theft Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenning Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bothal Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bothal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bothal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chirton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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