Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 30.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Helmsley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Helmsley Road (NE2 1PP) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

In the area around Helmsley Road (NE2 1PP), 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 Helmsley Road area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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