Total Crime Rate

116.3 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Anson Walk area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 338th 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 Anson Walk (NE6 3UB) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anson Walk (NE6 3UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamb Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lysander Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Anson Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Royston Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jane Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lysander Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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