Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingston Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Avenue (NE6 2SP) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Avenue (NE6 2SP), 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 Kingston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Staines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canterbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkchester Road —
Apr 2026Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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