Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 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 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heddon Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 317th 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 Heddon Avenue (NE13 7DA) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heddon Avenue (NE13 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lieven Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heddon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coach Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heddon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windt Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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