Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Byker Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 170th 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 Byker Street (NE6 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byker Street (NE6 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Horsley Terrace. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hedgeley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ingram Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingram Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philipson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scrogg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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