Crime Rates at Eighth Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5YB

Eighth Avenue area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 352nd 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 Eighth Avenue (NE6 5YB) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eighth Avenue (NE6 5YB), 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.