Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 16th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 77th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portman Place, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandy Crescent (30 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Anthony'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portman Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandy Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enslin Street —
Apr 2026Public order Clipstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enslin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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