Total Crime Rate
128.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tosson 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 Tosson Terrace (NE6 5EA) 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 Tosson Terrace (NE6 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Cartington Terrace. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 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 | Tosson Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tosson Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marleen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Marleen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Simonside Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marleen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marleen Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Charminster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitefield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rothbury Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rothbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rothbury Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothbury Terrace | Under investigation |
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