Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rokeby Terrace area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 903 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 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rokeby Terrace (NE6 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 110 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Byker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rokeby Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rokeby Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ravenswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarendon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farnley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sefton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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