Total Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.2 4/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Middle Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Walkergate , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Middle Street (NE6 4DB) in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower than the Walkergate average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (NE6 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Street East. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hedgeley Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Philipson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ingram Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ingram Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ingram Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scrogg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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