Crime Rates at Osborne Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3LH

Osborne Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 349th 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 3LH) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Road (NE2 3LH), 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.