Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandyford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandyford Road (NE2 1XG) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandyford Road (NE2 1XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shield Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandyford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shield Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coppice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coppice Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coppice Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Portland Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sandyford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandyford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandyford Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Byron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Back Goldspink Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | B1600 | Under investigation |
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