Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 31.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dinsdale 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dinsdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoddart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amble Grove
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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