Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Iona Place area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 389th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Iona Place (NE6 3PU) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iona Place (NE6 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berry Close, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Airey Terrace (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Iona Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Street East —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edendale Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Edendale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edendale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Airey Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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