Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Milton Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 156th 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 Milton Close (NE2 1YF) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Close (NE2 1YF), the main crime hotspot is near Wretham Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Street 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 Wretham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rock Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandyford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wretham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Archbold Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grantham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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