Crime Rates at Helmsley Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1RE

Helmsley Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 410th 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 1RE) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helmsley Road (NE2 1RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amble Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.