Total Crime Rate

183.7 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 183.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • 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
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

Marleen Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 199th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marleen Avenue (NE6 5DN) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 96.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marleen Avenue (NE6 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefield Terrace. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marleen Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whitefield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitefield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitefield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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