Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heaton Park Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 307th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Park Road (NE6 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Park Road (NE6 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Molineux Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albion Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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