Total Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ripley Terrace area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 445th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ripley Terrace (NE6 4BN) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ripley Terrace (NE6 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ada Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ulverstone Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Byker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnycrest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ripley Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orpington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnycrest Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Oswald'S Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Oswald'S Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Oswald Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orpington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orpington Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ulverstone Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ulverstone Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1313 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ulverstone Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Orpington Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfred Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ulverstone Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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