Total Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Deuchar Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 63rd 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 Deuchar Street (NE2 1JX) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deuchar Street (NE2 1JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Collingwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Collingwood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fenwick Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hartside Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Farquhar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Farquhar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Valley View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cavendish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Goldspink Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deuchar Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deuchar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rosebery Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greystoke Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
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