Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Welbeck Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 312th 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 Welbeck Road (NE6 2PA) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Road (NE6 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near Ada Street. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Byker

Crime Over Time in Welbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scrogg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 15 of 15

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑