Total Crime Rate

159.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flodden Street area has the 46th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 241st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flodden Street (NE6 2QL) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flodden Street (NE6 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monkchester Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flodden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cresswell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Relton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunstanburgh Close
Sep 2025Other crime Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cullercoats Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Benson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Street
Sep 2025Drugs Canterbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Leicester Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cresswell Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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