Total Crime Rate
716.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Denmark Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Street (NE6 2UE) in the last 12 months was 716.6 per 1,000 residents and was 151.0% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 132 (β 263.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Denmark Street (NE6 2UE), the main crime hotspot is near Robinson Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Byker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cheltenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conyers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shields Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shields Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conyers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conyers Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conyers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shields Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheltenham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corbridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Corbridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Addison Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shields Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conyers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheltenham Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conyers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conyers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conyers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guildford Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brinkburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brinkburn Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conyers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tynemouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shields Lane | β |
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