Crime Rates at St Peters Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 2EA

St Peters Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Peters Road (NE6 2EA) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Road (NE6 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Union Road. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.