Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Stratford Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 441st lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stratford Road (NE6 5PD) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (NE6 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Bolingbroke Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Grove West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jesmond Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stratford Grove West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mowbray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bolingbroke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bolingbroke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelmsford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
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Data Sources

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