Total Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Laburnum Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 311th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Avenue (NE6 4PP) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the Walkergate average (71.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laburnum Avenue (NE6 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Courtfield Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Courtfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selby Gardens | — |
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