Crime Rates at Monkchester Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2LJ

Monkchester Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monkchester Road (NE6 2LJ) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkchester Road (NE6 2LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ada Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.