Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bakewell Terrace area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 444th highest 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 Bakewell Terrace (NE6 3LE) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bakewell Terrace (NE6 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birds Nest Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Callaly Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Staines Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birds Nest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Birds Nest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamerton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Oval | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Oval | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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