Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 366th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Commercial Road (NE6 2ED) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (NE6 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Avondale Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton Wynd —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harriet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spires Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenning Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bothal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Avondale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirk Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allendale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillies Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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