Crime Rates at Southern Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3EQ

Southern Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 416th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southern Road (NE6 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (NE6 3EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wharrier Street, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Readhead Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.