Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 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 72.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fenwick Close area has the 29th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 443rd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fenwick Close (NE2 2LE) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fenwick Close (NE2 2LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Osborne Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosebery Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fenwick Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Collingwood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenwick Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartside Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farquhar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farquhar Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Deuchar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rosebery Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deuchar Street
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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