Crime Rates at Heaton Grove, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5NN

Heaton Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 903 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 443.1 per 1,000 residents and was 365.4% higher than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 185.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Grove (NE6 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 445 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (98 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.