Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldspink Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 364th highest crime rate of 903 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 Goldspink Lane (NE2 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldspink Lane (NE2 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Amble Grove. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Goldspink Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Deuchar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Deuchar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amble Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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