Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.6 5/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Matthew Bank area has the 34th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Matthew Bank (NE2 3RD) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matthew Bank (NE2 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Rise, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene View (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Matthew Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jesmond Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dene Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jesmond Dene Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences La Sagesse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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