Byker South & St Peters
Middle areaSouth east Newcastle upon Tyne. 6,572 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 59% of people in Byker South & St Peters live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Byker South & St Peters
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Byker South & St Peters at a rate of 208.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 341 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 293 |
| Other crime | 253 |
| Shoplifting | 164 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 127 |
| Burglary | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Drug offences | 40 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 17 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Byker South & St Peters compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Byker South & St Peters safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Byker South & St Peters at a rate of 208.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Byker South & St Peters.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (341), anti-social behaviour (293) and other crime (253).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Byker South & St Peters alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Byker South & St Peters in brief
The median price paid for a home in Byker South & St Peters was £150,000 in 2025.
Byker South & St Peters had 6,458 usual residents at the census.
About 59% of people in Byker South & St Peters live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Byker South & St Peters, 62.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.