Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Amble Grove area has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 366th 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 Amble Grove (NE2 1NY) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amble Grove (NE2 1NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinsdale Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amble Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amble Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldspink Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Grove West —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelmsford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selborne Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldspink Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratford Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rosebery Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Goldspink Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jesmond Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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