Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • 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

Sunnycrest Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 352nd lowest 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 Sunnycrest Avenue (NE6 4JB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnycrest Avenue (NE6 4JB), 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 Sunnycrest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycrest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary West Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 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 2025Public order Ulverstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrowdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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