Total Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborne Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 428th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Osborne Road (NE2 2AB) in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandyford Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jesmond (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Front —
Apr 2026Other crime B1600 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archbold Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sandyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandyford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eslington Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Otterburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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