Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Osborne Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 69th 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 Osborne Avenue (NE2 1JS) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Osborne Avenue (NE2 1JS), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deuchar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Deuchar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akenside Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gowan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gowan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gowan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
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