Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Jesmond Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 328th 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 Jesmond Road (NE2 1PR) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesmond Road (NE2 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandyford Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne

Crime Over Time in Jesmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eslington Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Sandyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Apr 2026Other crime B1600 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑