Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Helmsley Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 324th lowest crime rate of 903 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 1RD) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 366.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmsley Road (NE2 1RD), 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.

View Crime In Heaton

Crime Over Time in Helmsley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Grove West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Grove West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Greystoke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratford Grove West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amble Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springbank Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Amble Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

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.

↑