Crime Rates at Chillingham Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5QX

Chillingham Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 110th 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 Chillingham Road (NE6 5QX) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 132.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chillingham Road (NE6 5QX), the main crime hotspot is near Cartington Terrace. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.