Total Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.5 9/10
  • Drugs 55.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Osborne Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Road (NE2 2AN) in the last 12 months was 151.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 3700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 257.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Acorn Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Acorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mistletoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hazelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbrough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbrough Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Avenue —
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Data Sources

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