Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 169.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Newton Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 167th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Place (NE7 7HD) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Place (NE7 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyncote Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynnholm Close —
Apr 2026Public order Lynnholm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holystone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyncote Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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