Total Crime Rate

372.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 372.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 327.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • 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 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharrier Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 51st highest crime rate of 894 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 Wharrier Street (NE6 3DY) in the last 12 months was 372.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 5.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharrier Street (NE6 3DY), 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 Wharrier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staward Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staward Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street
Apr 2026Public order Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Walker Road
Apr 2026Drugs Carnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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