Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 128.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Henshelwood Terrace area has the 8th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 245th 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 Henshelwood Terrace (NE2 3AU) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 167.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henshelwood Terrace (NE2 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lily Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Henshelwood Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond Avenue 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€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tankerville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sunbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coniston Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Public order St George'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Otterburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Mary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lily Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Road β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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