Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 21.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Selborne Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 86th 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 Selborne Gardens (NE2 1EY) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selborne Gardens (NE2 1EY), the main crime hotspot is near Amble Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selborne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amble Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ripon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbank Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Deuchar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Deuchar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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