Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 176.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Newton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 207th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (NE7 7HH) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (NE7 7HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Armstrong Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary King Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weldon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Stephenson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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