Total Crime Rate

298.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 298.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Heaton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Byker , and the 70th 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 Heaton Road (NE6 5HP) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Byker average (221.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (NE6 5HP), 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 (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannington Grove 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 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 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roxburgh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Terrace —
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 2026Shoplifting Roxburgh Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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