Total Crime Rate

60.8 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 60.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hartford Court area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 326th 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 Hartford Court (NE6 5BG) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartford Court (NE6 5BG), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartford Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Algernon Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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