Total Crime Rate

99.5 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 42nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Byker , and the 397th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2PD) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Anthonys Road (NE6 2PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Street, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ada Street (20 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 2025Public order Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ripley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Leicester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lytham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Leicester Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belford Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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