Crime Rates at Jesmond Dene Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3QL

Jesmond Dene Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 351st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jesmond Dene Road (NE2 3QL) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesmond Dene Road (NE2 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazelwood Avenue, where police recorded 26 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.