Total Crime Rate

122.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Grasmere Avenue area has the 49th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 266th 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 Grasmere Avenue (NE6 2PL) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grasmere Avenue (NE6 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Losh Terrace. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grasmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowthian Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Scrogg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tweedy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lowthian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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