Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Aston Walk area has the 56th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 295th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aston Walk (NE6 3QW) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aston Walk (NE6 3QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berry Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middle Street East (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aston Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Airey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Berry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Berry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Airey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Winslow Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winslow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weardale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Berry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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