Crime Rates at Pottery Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3TS

Pottery Park area has the 30th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pottery Park (NE6 3TS) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Park (NE6 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Readhead Drive, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mafeking Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.