Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 226.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 126.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tynemouth Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 114th 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 Tynemouth Road (NE6 5EP) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynemouth Road (NE6 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conyers Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tynemouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brinkburn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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