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

Sceptre Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Elswick , and the 307th highest crime rate of 903 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 126.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Elswick average (167.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sceptre Street (NE4 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chelsea Grove (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.