Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spencer Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Spencer Street (NE6 5DA) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Street (NE6 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 79 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 Spencer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simonside Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Marleen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marleen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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