Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bilsmoor Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Bilsmoor Avenue (NE7 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bilsmoor Avenue (NE7 7BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bilsmoor Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Armstrong Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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