Total Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holly Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 229th 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 Holly Avenue (NE2 2QA) in the last 12 months was 42.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Holly Avenue (NE2 2QA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holly Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grosvenor Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fern Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fernwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Osborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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