Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 427th lowest 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 Gordon Road (NE6 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (NE6 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dalton Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Corbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Flora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cushat Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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