Crime Rates at Bothal Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2JQ

Bothal Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bothal Street (NE6 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bothal Street (NE6 2JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Road. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.