Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Irthing Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Irthing Avenue (NE6 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irthing Avenue (NE6 2TQ), 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 Irthing Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chatsworth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Staines Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Relton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Monkchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunstanburgh Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bakewell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstanburgh Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allendale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ropery Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Callaly Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Nest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oval —
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Data Sources

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