Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Anthonys Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 403rd 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 Anthonys Road (NE6 2NE) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% 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 19 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belford Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Belford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowthian Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Lowthian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crawford Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crawford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Anthony'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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