Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Merton Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 903 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 Merton Road (NE6 3TD) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Road (NE6 3TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Readhead Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burwood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Readhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Readhead Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Readhead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beal Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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