Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chester Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Chester Street (NE2 1AT) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Street (NE2 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Wretham Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wretham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wretham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wretham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wretham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wretham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wretham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wretham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Coppice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archbold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sandyford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandyford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rock Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Archbold Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jesmond | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grantham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eslington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jesmond | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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