Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burdon Place area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 388th 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 Burdon Place (NE2 2AQ) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burdon Place (NE2 2AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lily Avenue, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskdale Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | East Front | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kingsland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Henshelwood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haldane Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otterburn Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norham Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fernwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mistletoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mistletoe Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holly Avenue West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grosvenor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grosvenor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Park Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clayton Park Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Avenue | Under investigation |
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