Crime Rates at St Albans Crescent, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5UR

St Albans Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Crescent (NE6 5UR) in the last 12 months was 38.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Crescent (NE6 5UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastcheap, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.