Total Crime Rate

101.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 101.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Heron Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 325th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Crescent (NE13 9DA) in the last 12 months was 101.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Crescent (NE13 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roseden Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heron Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roseden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roseden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roseden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shotton View —
Apr 2026Public order Wagonway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Merlin Chase Under investigation
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Data Sources

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