Total Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langley Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Langley Place (NE6 4EF) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Place (NE6 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kentmere Avenue, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Philipson Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kentmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentmere Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Tweedy Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scrogg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jackson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byker Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spinney Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kentmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mead Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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