Crime Rates at King John Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5XR

King John Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King John Street (NE6 5XR) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Byker average (285.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King John Street (NE6 5XR), 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.