Crime Rates at Elvet Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2SJ

Elvet Close area has the 47th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 261st 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 Elvet Close (NE6 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elvet Close (NE6 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conyers Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.