Total Crime Rate

322.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 322.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brough Park Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 76th 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 Brough Park Way (NE6 2YT) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brough Park Way (NE6 2YT), the main crime hotspot is near Blount Street. Police recorded 42 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 Brough Park Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blount Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Lawson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brough Park Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brough Park Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawson Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Gardens —
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Data Sources

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