Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Cresswell Street area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 360th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cresswell Street (NE6 2JB) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cresswell Street (NE6 2JB), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emily Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orpington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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