Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 71.0 6/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 31st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 437th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Osborne Road (NE2 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Jesmond. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eslington Terrace —
Apr 2026Other crime B1600 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Front —
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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