Total Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 167.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birds Nest Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 224th highest crime rate of 903 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 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Nest Road (NE6 2TE), 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 Birds Nest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunstanburgh Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamerton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstanburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bakewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callaly Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Relton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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