Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whitefield Terrace area has the 46th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 247th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitefield Terrace (NE6 5DU) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitefield Terrace (NE6 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefield Terrace. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitefield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitefield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
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Data Sources

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