Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avondale Rise area has the 45th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 234th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avondale Rise (NE6 2FS) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avondale Rise (NE6 2FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conyers Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Avondale Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conyers Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spires Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spires Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spires Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carville Rise β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beresford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cushat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harbottle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Mount β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carville Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street South Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Conyers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conyers Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conyers Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Dibley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dibley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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