Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Raby Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 412th 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 Raby Street (NE6 2DL) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raby Street (NE6 2DL), the main crime hotspot is near Brinkburn Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Raby Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 Brinkburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conyers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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