Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lesbury Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 402nd 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 Lesbury Road (NE6 5LB) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesbury Road (NE6 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tenth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King John Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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