Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dinsdale Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 166th 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 Dinsdale Road (NE2 1DN) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dinsdale Road (NE2 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amble Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoddart Street | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Amble Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grantham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoddart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Goldspink Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greystoke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dinsdale Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dinsdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amble Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dinsdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portland Road | Under investigation |
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