Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 117.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Osborne Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 275th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Avenue (NE2 1LE) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Avenue (NE2 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Terrace, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farquhar Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farquhar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gowan Terrace —
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Data Sources

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