Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 45.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Heatherslaw Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 290th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heatherslaw Road (NE5 2QL) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heatherslaw Road (NE5 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acomb Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bingfield Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heatherslaw Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nafferton Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Bavington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bavington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rudchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ovington Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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