Total Crime Rate

559.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.4 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 559.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 248.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Robbery 35.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Walk area has the 6th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 27th 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 Church Walk (NE6 3DP) in the last 12 months was 559.1 per 1,000 residents and was 152.3% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 165.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Walk (NE6 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berry Close, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Airey Terrace (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Street East —
Apr 2026Other theft Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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