Total Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Amberley Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 197th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Amberley Gardens (NE7 7JR) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amberley Gardens (NE7 7JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Amberley Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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