Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lytham Place area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 359th highest crime rate of 894 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 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Place (NE6 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lytham Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emily Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Anthony'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
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 —
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Data Sources

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