Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norbury Grove area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 260th 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 Norbury Grove (NE6 2TB) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbury Grove (NE6 2TB), 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 Norbury Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newbold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbold Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Staines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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