Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 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 18.5 2/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beatty Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 83rd 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 Beatty Avenue (NE2 3QS) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatty Avenue (NE2 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beatty Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Craghall Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dene View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Honister Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour La Sagesse —
Apr 2026Drugs Craghall Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craghall Dene Under investigation
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Data Sources

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