Total Crime Rate

236.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 236.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Norfolk Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 105th 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 Norfolk Square (NE6 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 236.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Square (NE6 2DZ), 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 Norfolk Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brinkburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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