Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kennington Grove area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 253rd lowest crime rate of 894 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 Kennington Grove (NE6 2QA) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Grove (NE6 2QA), 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 Kennington Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emily Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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