Total Crime Rate
30.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmouth Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Road (NE6 5NS) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
In the area around Falmouth Road (NE6 5NS), 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.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wandsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Molineux Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Molineux Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Molineux Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Molineux Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Falmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardigan Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cardigan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heaton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stannington Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heaton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wandsworth Road | Under investigation |
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