Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Jesmond Dene Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 448th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jesmond Dene Road (NE2 3QL) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jesmond Dene Road (NE2 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Hazelwood Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jesmond Dene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honister Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hazelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences La Sagesse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Jesmond Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Jesmond Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft North Jesmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Jesmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery North Jesmond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honister Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens —
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Data Sources

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