Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hotspur Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 371st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (NE6 5BE) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Street (NE6 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Heaton Park Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hotspur Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jesmond Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bolingbroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratford Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Grove West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolingbroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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