Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lysander Drive area has the 45th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 237th highest crime rate of 894 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 Lysander Drive (NE6 3UF) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lysander Drive (NE6 3UF), the main crime hotspot is near Airey Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lysander Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Walker Road —
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Data Sources

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