Total Crime Rate
80.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alexandra Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 416th 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 Alexandra Road (NE6 5QS) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (NE6 5QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sefton Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
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