Total Crime Rate

576.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 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 576.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 36.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heaton Junction area has the 5th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 24th 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 Heaton Junction (NE6 2XT) in the last 12 months was 576.0 per 1,000 residents and was 159.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Junction (NE6 2XT), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Junction area

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Data Sources

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