Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 20.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sycamore Close 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 Sycamore Close (NE2 2TG) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Sycamore Close (NE2 2TG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Lily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sanderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gowan Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cavendish Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Fern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting St George'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”

Data Sources

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