Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 141.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 214th 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 Place (NE6 1XG) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Place (NE6 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near Molineux Street. Police recorded 97 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 Heaton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byker Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Edwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheltenham Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Langhorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langhorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langhorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brinkburn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Corbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Addison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brinkburn Street —
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Data Sources

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