Total Crime Rate

360.3 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 360.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 352.2 10/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Scrogg Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scrogg Road (NE6 3AU) in the last 12 months was 360.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scrogg Road (NE6 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharrier Street, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsley Terrace (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scrogg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Readhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Readhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
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Data Sources

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