Total Crime Rate
104.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stratford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 381st highest crime rate of 903 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 Stratford Road (NE6 5PD) in the last 12 months was 104.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stratford Road (NE6 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Bolingbroke Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotspur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bolingbroke Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ouseburn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ouseburn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springbank Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Grove West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Grove West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotspur Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotspur Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bolingbroke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Grove West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bolingbroke Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hotspur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bolingbroke Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolingbroke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hotspur Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mowbray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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