Crime Rates at Canterbury Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2JD

Canterbury Street area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 406th highest crime rate of 903 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 98.2 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Street (NE6 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blount Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.