Total Crime Rate

305.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 305.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Portland Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 83rd 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 Portland Terrace (NE2 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 305.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.5% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Terrace (NE2 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandyford Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archbold Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Archbold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akenside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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