Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Welbeck Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Road (NE6 3AA) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% lower than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Road (NE6 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ingram Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Philipson Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Welbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Scrogg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kentmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Tweedy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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