Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 35th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newlands Road (NE2 3NU) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

In the area around Newlands Road (NE2 3NU), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Road. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Road area

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

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