Crime Rates at Osborne Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1LE

Osborne Avenue 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 Osborne Avenue (NE2 1LE) 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 Osborne Avenue (NE2 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granville Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.