Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Birds Nest Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 328th 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 Birds Nest Road (NE6 2TE) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Nest Road (NE6 2TE), the main crime hotspot is near Monkchester Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Birds Nest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamerton Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monkchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Staines Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 9 of 9

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑