Crime Rates at Headlam Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2LG

Headlam Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Headlam Street (NE6 2LG) in the last 12 months was 329.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Headlam Street (NE6 2LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Road, where police recorded 219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robinson Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.