Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Other crime 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marske Terrace area has the 41st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 221st highest crime rate of 903 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 Marske Terrace (NE6 4BP) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marske Terrace (NE6 4BP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marske Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orpington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orpington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orpington Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Oswald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulverstone Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulverstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Orpington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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