Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 122.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Osborne Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 320th 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 Osborne Road (NE2 3LB) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holmwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond β€”
Sep 2025Robbery West Jesmond Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honister Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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