Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brough Court area has the 47th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 261st 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 Brough Court (NE6 5EF) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brough Court (NE6 5EF), the main crime hotspot is near Roxburgh Place. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brough Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartford Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
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Data Sources

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