Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandyford Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 903 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 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandyford Road (NE2 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near Sandyford Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandyford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akenside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dinsdale Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coppice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Back Goldspink Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dinsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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