Total Crime Rate

183.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 183.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.2 8/10
  • Robbery 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cartington Terrace area has the 30th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 146th 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 Cartington Terrace (NE6 5SE) in the last 12 months was 183.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartington Terrace (NE6 5SE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cartington Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simonside Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace 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 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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