Total Crime Rate

224.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.5 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 224.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Scarborough Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 116th highest crime rate of 894 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 Scarborough Road (NE6 2RX) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Road (NE6 2RX), 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 Scarborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Tunstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orpington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orpington Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Benson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tunstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roman Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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