Total Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 27.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lansdowne Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 162nd 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 Lansdowne Gardens (NE2 1HD) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Gardens (NE2 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kimberley Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glendyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Gardens
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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