Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Anthonys Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 403rd 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 St Anthonys Road (NE6 2NE) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Lichfield Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Anthonys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Anthony'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springwell Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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