Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farne Terrace area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 375th highest 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 Farne Terrace (NE6 4BS) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farne Terrace (NE6 4BS), 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 Farne Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scrogg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulverstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulverstone Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Oswald Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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