Total Crime Rate

77.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 77.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Public order 1.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devonshire Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 434th 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 Devonshire Place (NE2 2NB) in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Place (NE2 2NB), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cavendish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valley View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farquhar Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Farquhar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartside Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gowan Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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