Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
  • 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 15th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 253rd 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 2PD) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Leicester Street. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 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 (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowthian Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowthian Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belford Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Musgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emily Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Emily Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leicester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leicester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parson'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parson'S Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B1313 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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