Total Crime Rate

421.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.5 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 421.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Walker Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 42nd 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 Walker Road (NE6 3JS) in the last 12 months was 421.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Road (NE6 3JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Readhead Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Readhead Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staward Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staward Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wharrier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharrier Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Carnaby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mafeking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnaby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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