Total Crime Rate

292.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 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 292.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.9 10/10
  • Other theft 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Burglary 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Brough Park Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 74th 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 Brough Park Way (NE6 2YT) in the last 12 months was 292.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brough Park Way (NE6 2YT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blount Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grace Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brough Park Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Scarborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Scarborough Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace Street —
Apr 2026Public order Grace Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tunstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tunstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blount Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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