Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbotsford Terrace area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 271st highest crime rate of 894 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 Abbotsford Terrace (NE2 3AD) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsford Terrace (NE2 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Burdon Terrace. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsford Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burdon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Mary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lambton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandling Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Front —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tankerville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotsford Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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