Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welbeck Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 323rd 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 Welbeck Road (NE6 2PB) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Road (NE6 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near Horsley Terrace. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowthian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowthian Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Belford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belford Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scrogg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tweedy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
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Data Sources

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