Total Crime Rate

144.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 144.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tankerville Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 262nd 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 Tankerville Terrace (NE2 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 144.9 per 1,000 residents and was 140.5% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tankerville Terrace (NE2 3AJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tankerville Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Acorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Acorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Osborne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery West Jesmond Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond —
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mistletoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henshelwood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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