Total Crime Rate

134.2 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Scrogg Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 279th 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 Scrogg Road (NE6 4EX) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scrogg Road (NE6 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Ulverstone Terrace. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scrogg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ulverstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ulverstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Oswald Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Palmerston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A187 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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