Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chillingham Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 334th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chillingham Road (NE6 5LH) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.8% ).

In the area around Chillingham Road (NE6 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chillingham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace —
Sep 2025Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mundella Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King John Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marleen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hartford Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hartford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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