Total Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King John Terrace area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 283rd 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 Terrace (NE6 5XY) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King John Terrace (NE6 5XY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in King John Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Jesmond Vale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stannington Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King John Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King John Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North View Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Cardigan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardigan Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Chillingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Guildford Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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