Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Algernon Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 114th 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 Algernon Road (NE6 2UN) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Algernon Road (NE6 2UN), the main crime hotspot is near Conyers Road. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Algernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conyers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conyers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conyers Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spires Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spires Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shields Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinkburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Algernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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