Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Drugs 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingston Avenue area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 311th highest crime rate of 903 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 Kingston Avenue (NE6 2SS) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Avenue (NE6 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Monkchester Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callaly Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bakewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Relton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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