Total Crime Rate

3006.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 3006.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1039.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 583.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 459.0 10/10
  • Public order 249.2 10/10
  • Other theft 203.3 10/10
  • Drugs 134.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 59.0 10/10
  • Robbery 52.5 10/10
  • Burglary 36.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.5 10/10
  • Other crime 26.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.7 10/10
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

This area has the highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE6 2HT) in the last 12 months was 3006.6 per 1,000 residents and was 953.1% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 317 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 276 (≈ 904.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE6 2HT, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brinkburn Street, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Row (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE6 2HT area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kendal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langhorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gordon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Addison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Corbridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byker Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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