Total Crime Rate

601.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 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 601.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 387.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Robbery 50.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stannington Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 894 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 Stannington Place (NE6 5HT) in the last 12 months was 601.5 per 1,000 residents and was 171.4% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stannington Place (NE6 5HT), 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 Stannington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Grove 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 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Awaiting court outcome
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 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 2026Robbery Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St Mark'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mark'S Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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