Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 29th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 294th 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 1RD) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmsley Road (NE2 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinsdale Place, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Place (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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Rosebery Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldspink Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldspink Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratford Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Grove West —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Goldspink Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Portland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelmsford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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