Total Crime Rate

223.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 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 223.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Heaton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 118th highest crime rate of 894 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 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 174.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (NE6 5HH), the main crime hotspot is near Roxburgh Place. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Guildford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King John Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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