Total Crime Rate

401.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 401.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Other theft 59.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heaton Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 46th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heaton Grove (NE6 5NN) in the last 12 months was 401.2 per 1,000 residents and was 394.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 173.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Grove (NE6 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 209 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heaton Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Molineux Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Molineux Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molineux Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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