Crime Rates at Orpington Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2RL

Orpington Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 334th 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 Orpington Avenue (NE6 2RL) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orpington Avenue (NE6 2RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ada Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orpington Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.