Crime Rates at Sceptre Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 6PR

Sceptre Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Elswick , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sceptre Street (NE4 6PR) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Elswick average (136.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sceptre Street (NE4 6PR), the main crime hotspot is near Chelsea Grove. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.