Crime Rates at Alston Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4BA

Alston Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alston Avenue (NE6 4BA) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Avenue (NE6 4BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ada Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orpington Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.