Total Crime Rate
372.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsmere Gardens 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 Kingsmere Gardens (NE6 3NP) 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 Kingsmere Gardens (NE6 3NP), 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rochester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Airey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Airey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Airey Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Whitworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dovercourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dovercourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dovercourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dovercourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dovercourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dovercourt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dovercourt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Walker Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Longfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
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