Total Crime Rate

538.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

257.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 538.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 257.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.3 10/10
  • Other theft 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walker Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 29th highest crime rate of 894 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 Walker Road (NE6 3UL) in the last 12 months was 538.2 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 257.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Road (NE6 3UL), the main crime hotspot is near Dovercourt Road. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Millbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Greenford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Longfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Walker Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenford Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dovercourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staward Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dovercourt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staward Terrace —
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Data Sources

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