Total Crime Rate
137.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Regency Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Regency Court (NE2 1JN) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Regency Court (NE2 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deuchar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Goldspink Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deuchar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Greystoke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greystoke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Greystoke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View | — |
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