Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grosvenor Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 228th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grosvenor Road (NE2 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grosvenor Road (NE2 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Acorn Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Acorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Acorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Osborne Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gowan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gowan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbrough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbrough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gowan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acorn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mistletoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fern Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Devonshire Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grosvenor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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