Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rokeby Terrace area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rokeby Terrace (NE6 5ST) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rokeby Terrace (NE6 5ST), 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 Rokeby Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tosson Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Charminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simonside Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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