Total Crime Rate
117.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rothbury Terrace area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 334th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rothbury Terrace (NE6 5XJ) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.8% ).
In the area around Rothbury Terrace (NE6 5XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chillingham Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Byker| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King John Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King John Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King John Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King John Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartington Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| 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 | Burglary | Cartington Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heaton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chillingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mundella Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hartford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hartford Street | Under investigation |
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