Total Crime Rate

98.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fernwood Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 404th highest 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 Fernwood Road (NE2 1TT) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernwood Road (NE2 1TT), 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 Fernwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Archbold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akenside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haldane Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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