Total Crime Rate

101.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 101.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Holly Avenue West area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 326th highest 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 Holly Avenue West (NE2 2AR) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holly Avenue West (NE2 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lily Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Otterburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eslington Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Lily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Front —
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 2026Vehicle crime Tankerville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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