Total Crime Rate

270.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 270.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 84.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heighley Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 85th 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 Heighley Street (NE15 6AR) in the last 12 months was 270.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.4% higher than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heighley Street (NE15 6AR), the main crime hotspot is near Thorndale Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heighley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heighley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heighley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parmontley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shafto Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shafto Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadmead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadmead Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndale Road —
Apr 2026Public order Thorndale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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