Crime Rates at Roxburgh Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5HU

Roxburgh Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 25th highest crime rate of 903 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 Roxburgh Place (NE6 5HU) in the last 12 months was 699.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.9% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roxburgh Place (NE6 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.