Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Napier Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 221st 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 Napier Street (NE2 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Street (NE2 1XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince Albert Terrace, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wretham Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Napier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close
Sep 2025Other crime Wretham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wretham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coppice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Terrace
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prince Albert Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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