Total Crime Rate

394.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.6 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 394.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other crime 22.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 48th 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 Street (NE6 3DR) in the last 12 months was 394.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 215.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (NE6 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Dovercourt Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Walker Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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