Crime Rates at Birds Nest Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2LR

Birds Nest Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 77th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birds Nest Road (NE6 2LR) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Nest Road (NE6 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Sandy Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.