Total Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holderness Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 399th 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 Holderness Road (NE6 5RH) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holderness Road (NE6 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Gardens. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holderness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jesmond Vale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gabriel'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Armstrong Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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