Total Crime Rate
140.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Osborne Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 218th 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 Osborne Road (NE2 2TD) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.9% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 2TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lily Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coniston Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fern Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mistletoe Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lily Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sanderson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Fern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sycamore Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queen'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cavendish Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bemersyde Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St George'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coniston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coniston Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St George'S Terrace | β |
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