Total Crime Rate

50.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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 15th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 903 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 2NH) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lichfield Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Crescent (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Anthonys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstob Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Losh Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandwich Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Modder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Modder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigmore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elstob Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Vehicle crime St Anthony'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Branxton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Enslin Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalfont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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 2025Burglary St Anthony'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Enslin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enslin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lichfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enslin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Crescent

Data Sources

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