Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fairhaven Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 95th 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 Fairhaven Avenue (NE6 3PY) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairhaven Avenue (NE6 3PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berry Close, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitworth Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairhaven Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquetdale Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fairhaven Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nidsdale Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nidsdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquetdale Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Coquetdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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