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

Canterbury 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 Canterbury Street (NE6 2JD) 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 Canterbury Street (NE6 2JD), 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 Canterbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scarborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scarborough Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gillies Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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