Crime Rates at Heaton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5HH

Heaton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 108th highest 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 Heaton Road (NE6 5HH) in the last 12 months was 275.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.1% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (NE6 5HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.