Crime Rates at Priory Green, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2DW

Priory Green area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 326th highest crime rate of 903 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 Priory Green (NE6 2DW) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Green (NE6 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Robinson Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.