Crime Rate in Heaton, ward

Heaton has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1950th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 170th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heaton in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heaton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 243 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 5 cases , up 400.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heaton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Roxburgh Place, with 180 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chillingham Road (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.