Total Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 20.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Portland Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 99th 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 Portland Road (NE15 9BS) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (NE15 9BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newburn Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lanercost Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richard Browell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fosse Law Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Law Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eversleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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