Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 217.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Norwood Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 122nd 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 Norwood Avenue (NE6 5RA) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwood Avenue (NE6 5RA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Stephenson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holystone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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