Total Crime Rate

405.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 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 405.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Public order 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 28.9 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Simonside Terrace area has the 9th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 45th 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 Simonside Terrace (NE6 5LA) in the last 12 months was 405.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simonside Terrace (NE6 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Simonside Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartford Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Marleen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simonside Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marleen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Terrace —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rothbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rothbury Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 27 of 27

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑