Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 90.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Newlands Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 361st 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 Newlands Road (NE2 3NT) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Road (NE2 3NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honister Avenue —
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Data Sources

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