Total Crime Rate

226.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 226.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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 26th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 115th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Road (NE6 2FN) in the last 12 months was 226.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Road (NE6 2FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street South, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avondale Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirk Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spires Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Harbottle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenning Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chirton Wynd —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount —
Apr 2026Other theft Ayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raby Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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