Total Crime Rate
104.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lytham Place area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 382nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lytham Place (NE6 2PY) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytham Place (NE6 2PY), 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.
View Crime In Byker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Anthony'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birds Nest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Anthony'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lytham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Monkchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthony'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthony'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anthony'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monkchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birds Nest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springwell Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstanburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Anthony'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leicester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leicester Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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.