Total Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 224th highest crime rate of 894 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 7HL) in the last 12 months was 136.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% higher than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newton Road (NE7 7HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastlands (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holystone Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynnholm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lynnholm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plessey Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastlands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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