Total Crime Rate

154.7 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 154.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Chathill Terrace area has the 48th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 247th 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 Chathill Terrace (NE6 3BB) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chathill Terrace (NE6 3BB), 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 Chathill Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scrogg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horsley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation

Data Sources

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