Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 108.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Flodden Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 301st 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 Flodden Street (NE6 2QL) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flodden Street (NE6 2QL), 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 Flodden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunmorlie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allendale Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scarborough Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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