Total Crime Rate

94.1 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 94.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melbury Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 422nd highest 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 Melbury Road (NE7 7DE) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Road (NE7 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Newton Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southlands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Head Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stephenson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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